Solar Power is Now Pakistan’s Largest Source of Electricity

During the first four months of the current year, solar farms produced an average of 25.3 percent of Pakistan’s utility electricity supplies. According to Ember data, reported by Reuters, solar power has risen from Pakistan’s fifth-largest electricity source in 2023 to its largest in 2025. The report notes that so far in 2025 solar power has accounted for 25 percent of Pakistan’s utility-supplied electricity, making it one of fewer than 20 countries globally that have sourced a quarter or more of monthly electricity supplies from solar farms. For perspective, the solar share globally is 8 percent, around 11 percent in China, 8 percent in the United States and 7 percent in Europe. The report also noted that only 17 countries have ever registered a 25 percent or more share of monthly utility electricity supplies from solar farms with Australia and Chile the only countries aside from Pakistan that are outside Europe. Between 2022 and 2024, Pakistan’s imports of China-made solar components jumped fivefold from around 3,500 megawatts (MW) to a record 16,600 MW, the report highlighted.