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Pakistan’s Power Sector Penalises Consumers While Resisting Rooftop Solar Growth

Imagine for a minute that you are a consumer of electricity in Pakistan, getting it from the electric grid. Inspired by the government’s campaign to...

10.03.2026 20

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Distributed Solar Growth In Pakistan Faces Setback As Net-Metering Policies Tighten

Several reasons are offered to downplay the prospects of renewable power generation technologies, particularly those that rely on solar and wind, as...

16.02.2026 50

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Pakistan Governments’ Energy Policy Acrobatics

20.01.2026 10

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Transforming Pakistan’s Power Sector: From Centralised Grids To Consumer-Focused Energy

03.01.2026 20

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Pakistan’s Draft Prosumer Policy 2025: Restricting Solar Growth And Net Metering

25.12.2025 20

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Pakistan’s NEM Policy: Reforming Rooftop Solar And Distributed Energy Regulation

24.11.2025 10

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

The Commercialisation Of Cricket: How Television Hype Is Impacting The Game And Society

27.02.2025 8

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Alleviating Pakistan’s Energy Poverty

08.02.2025 10

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Electricity Tariffs In Pakistan: An Unsolvable Puzzle

01.02.2025 4

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Fueling Pakistan’s “Uraan”

11.01.2025 20

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Pakistan's Power Sector Crisis

Among the major evils that plague Pakistan, the circular debt of its power sector clearly stands out. It has reached Rs 2.39 trillion and shows no...

05.01.2025 7

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim