Solar power in Pakistan

As of 2025, solar power was the largest electricity source in Pakistan, accounting for more than 25% of total production in 2025. In 2024, solar power installations in the country grew at a high rate with solar installations providing an estimated one-third of the country's entire generating capacity added during the year. As electricity prices doubled from 2021 to 2024, and Chinese solar panel manufacturers with manufacturing overcapacity cut prices, Pakistanis have taken to installing solar panels around the country, importing $1.4 billion of panels from China in the first half of 2024. Imports of solar panels totaled 17GW of capacity in 2024, double the capacity of imports the previous year. In 2024, Pakistan imported more solar panels than any other country in the world.

As of 31 March 2025, Pakistan has reached over ~2,813 MW of net-metered rooftop solar installed, up from about 2,500 MW a year earlier. By the end of April 2025, net-metered solar had reached 5.3 GW (5,300 MW). The country’s total installed generation capacity stood at 46,605 MW by end-March 2025. This includes all sources (hydro, thermal, nuclear, renewable).

Solar power became part of the energy mix in 2013, following government policies aimed at supporting renewable energy development. The country now has seven large-scale solar projects that contribute 530 MW to the national grid, along with a growing number of harder to measure off-grid projects. The country has solar plants in Pakistani Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. Initiatives are under development by the International Renewable Energy Agency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Chinese companies, and Pakistani private sector energy companies. The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Park (QASP) was built in the Cholistan Desert, Punjab, in 2015 and has a 400 MW capacity.