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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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Pakistan Ends Net Metering Era Under NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026 — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIJul 8, 2026

Pakistan Ends Net Metering Era Under NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026

Pakistan has officially replaced its decade-old net metering framework with a net billing system under NEPRA's Prosumer Regulations 2026, affecting all 283,000 registered rooftop solar consumers. Under the new rules, exported electricity earns a buyback rate lower than the retail tariff, ending the one-for-one credit model that drove Pakistan's installed solar capacity from 50 MW to over 6 GW.

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Sindh CM Pushes Chinese Investment Into Solar, Industrial Power Systems for Karachi's Energy Future — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
PolicyAIMay 22, 2026

Sindh CM Pushes Chinese Investment Into Solar, Industrial Power Systems for Karachi's Energy Future

Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah has invited Chinese investors to back solar, industrial power-system, and renewable-energy projects across the province — pitching Karachi as a regional hub where industrial growth and decarbonised power must be financed together.

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