ISLAMABAD — Muhammad Zia ur Rahman got the idea to install solar panels on his house after he saw some going up on a mosque in his neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital city. The mosque had ...

Solar panel prices have moved sharply higher across Pakistan since the start of the year, with buyers in local markets paying ...

There was no sweeping law, no global investment blitz, no prime minister announcing a green revolution. And yet, by the end of 2024, Pakistan imported more solar panels than almost any other nation in ...

Solar panel prices in Pakistan have surged in 2026, with Chinese 585W, 645W and 720W models rising by up to Rs. 5,000 per ...

A grassroots revolution has helped Pakistan pull off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world. Even as the nation "grapples with poverty and economic instability", it imported 17 gigawatts of ...

Since 2022, after suffering a large flooding event driven by the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in its history, Pakistan has ...

Pakistan is awash with solar panels. In August 2024, BloombergNEF revealed Pakistan had imported 13 GW of Chinese modules in the first six months of the year. One project developer told pv magazine ...

As the annual UN climate conference (COP29) takes place in Baku, RFE/RL presents exclusive coverage of environmental issues that are often underreported from regions that are often overlooked. YAR ...

Solar panels on the rooftops of houses in Islamabad. Pakistan is in the midst of a solar boom that solar analysts describe as "unprecedented." ISLAMABAD — Muhammad Zia ur Rahman got the idea to ...

Solar experts say there's never been a faster adoption of solar, with panels popping up on rooftops. Pakistan is tapping into solar power at an 'unprecedented' rate. Here's why ISLAMABAD — Muhammad ...