PAKISTAN

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04.02.2019 , Imran Mukhtar

Energy-short Pakistan moves to power up solar manufacturing

A tax break aims to spur manufacturing at home - but companies say obstacles remain

14.07.2017 , Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio

In power-short Pakistan, switch to solar power hit by rumours

Utility company installers, fearing lost income, are trying to dissuade solar buyers, says head of renewable energy association

15.09.2016 , Anusha Zahid

Centuries-old barter system revived with this Pakistani startup

It is not a hidden fact that Pakistan lacks in areas of infrastructural development, faces an acute energy crisis, and is unable to provide basic...

01.12.2015 , Jeremy Higgs

Pakistan: Light in the darkness

The US-Pakistan Clean Energy Partnership, which was recently announced, should be recognised for the estimated impact that it will make on 30 million...

30.07.2015 , Aamir Saeed

In Pakistan, solar lamps turn women into green energy entrepreneurs

As the sun sets and darkness falls over a village outside Bahawalpur, Shama Bibi switches on her solar lantern and starts sewing clothes for an...

18.05.2015 , Aamir Saeed

Solar-powered ATMs to deliver clean drinking water in Pakistan

Punjab province is set to launch an innovation for water-short Pakistan: Solar-powered ATMs that dispense clean water when a smart card is scanned.

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03.03.2015 , Aamir Saeed

Solar to power thousands of off-grid homes in north Pakistan

Pakistan's northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province plans to supply solar power to 5,800 off-grid households in 200 villages, promoting clean energy amid...

01.07.2014 , Justin Guay

Four Lessons Pakistan's Off-Grid Solar Market Can Teach the World

When it comes to the off-grid solar market, the South Asian countries you normally hear about are India and Bangladesh. One is home to the largest...

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19.03.2019

Pakistan: 150 solar system kits provided to enlighten rural Sindh

The electricity was a dream of the people of remote areas as it so was expensive.

09.01.2019

World Bank injects $100 million to support solar in Pakistan

The funds will be used to implement the Sindh Solar Energy Project, a scheme aimed at increasing...

03.11.2018

Powering the Powerless in Pakistan

A roadmap to finally solving Pakistan’s energy crisis through “energy productivity.”

01.10.2018

Pakistan: $4.5bn income loss due to unreliable power access grossly understated

The net income loss from lack of reliable access to electricity for households in Pakistan has been...

26.09.2018

Pakistan: Khushhali Bank takes initiative to support renewable energy projects

Khushhali Microfinance Bank (KMBL) signed a memorandum of understanding with Greenlight Planet in...

21.09.2018

Pakistanis lose $4.5 billion/year in net income on patchy electricity access

The World Bank said an hour of daily outage results in an estimated income loss of 1.6 percent,...

19.07.2018

Pakistan: Solar mini-grids set up in two districts of K-P

The KfW Development Bank and the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) set up the power projects...

29.06.2018

Pakistan’s energy crisis entirely self-made, says Sartaj

The primary reason for persistent loadshedding and energy crisis in the country has been the...

01.05.2018

Rural Pakistanis Take to Solar After Power Cuts Deepen

Deficient generation and distribution shave an estimated 2 percentage points off Pakistan’s economic...

27.04.2018

Rural Pakistanis Take to Solar After Power Cuts Deepen in Karachi

Deficient generation and distribution shave an estimated 2 percentage points off Pakistan’s economic...

11.04.2018

Pakistan should turn to renewables for energy security – IRENA

With its growing population and rapidly increasing energy needs, Pakistan’s energy security is...

30.03.2018

EcoEnergy to roll out off-grid solar to 10,000 rural Pakistani households

A US$600,000 investment has been secured by EcoEnergy to help it provide off-grid solar PV solutions...

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