How necessity continues to be the mother of invention in Pakistan

Nowadays, the sight of solar panels perched on rooftops has become commonplace in Pakistan. According to an analysis published by Renewables First and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air earlier this year, Pakistan has gone from importing less than one gigawatt (GW) of solar modules in 2018 to more than 51GW by early 2026. It estimated that the boom had already spared the country more than $12 billion in oil and gas imports by February. For a country long held hostage to load-shedding and rising tariffs, rooftop panels are a manifestation of the age-old adage: necessity is the…