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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated a 100 MW solar power project in Gilgit-Baltistan and launched distribution of 58 MW worth of free solar panels to local households. The dual announcement combines utility-scale and household-level distributed generation in a single province package.
Pakistan is on course to add 2,800 MW of new power generation capacity in FY 2025-26, and roughly 2,633 MW of that — more than 94 percent — is coming from rooftop solar net metering rather than conventional plants. Total installed capacity is expected to reach 44,626 MW.
Pakistan has formally ended its net metering framework for new solar customers, replacing one-for-one retail offsets with a regulated buyback rate. Existing approved systems are grandfathered, but new applicants face payback periods closer to 6–7 years and a shifted business case toward storage.
Pakistan's Q1 2026 solar imports crossed 22GW — more than a decade of grid capacity — as industrial and residential buyers race to bypass rising tariffs.