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499 Gilgit-Baltistan Government Buildings to Get Rooftop Solar by December 2026 — image representing Pakistan load shedding and outage coverage
Solar & WindAIJul 9, 2026

499 Gilgit-Baltistan Government Buildings to Get Rooftop Solar by December 2026

The federal government will install 18 megawatts of rooftop solar with battery storage on 499 government buildings across Gilgit-Baltistan by December 2026, as part of a 100MW solar project announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The broader 82MW utility-scale component, pending ECNEC approval, is projected to benefit approximately 1.3 million people and eliminate load shedding in the region.

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ECNEC Approves Diamer Basha Dam, ML-1 and Thar Rail Connectivity in One Sitting — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
PolicyAIJun 12, 2026

ECNEC Approves Diamer Basha Dam, ML-1 and Thar Rail Connectivity in One Sitting

Pakistan's ECNEC has formally approved the Diamer Basha Dam, ML-1 railway modernisation, and Thar Rail Connectivity projects at a sitting chaired by Deputy PM Ishaq Dar on 11 June 2026. The approvals carry long-term implications for hydropower capacity, coal supply logistics, and electricity tariff stability across Pakistan.

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CDWP Publicly Rebukes WAPDA as Tarbela 5th Extension Costs Hit Rs316 Billion — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
PolicyAIMay 24, 2026

CDWP Publicly Rebukes WAPDA as Tarbela 5th Extension Costs Hit Rs316 Billion

Pakistan's Central Development Working Party publicly rebuked WAPDA on Thursday over massive cost overruns and transparency failures on the Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Tarbela 5th Extension projects. The Tarbela 5th Extension alone has ballooned from an original Rs82 billion estimate to Rs316.4 billion and has been referred to ECNEC for urgent review.

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