2024: China Installs 8 GW Solar Projects In Belt & Road Countries Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2025 by Saurenergy Chinese companies installed 24 Gigawatts (GW) capacity in Belt and Road (B&R) countries in 2024, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. This record number doubles the capacity installed in 2023 and is a new high for investment since the initiative was launched in 2013. Notably, renewable energy sources, particularly solar and hydropower, led […] Read more
Trinasolar Powers AstraZeneca, Installs Solar Carpark Rooftop Updated On Tue, Jan 21st, 2025 by Saurenergy Trinasolar, a smart PV and energy storage provider partnered with Smart Commercial Solar to deliver an advanced solar panel installation for AstraZeneca’s new rooftop car park. This solar park is located at its Macquarie Park manufacturing complex. The Macquarie Park development features 1,092 Trinasolar modules, generating approximately 911 MWh annually. The project enables solar energy […] Read more
Pakistan Plans 100 MW Solar Project To Counter Outages Updated On Fri, Dec 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy To address the pressing power shortages in the country, particularly in the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, the Pakistan government has announced plans to establish new solar power plants. These efforts are significant given the severe electricity crisis affecting the region. The government has outlined a 100 MW solar project to alleviate the situation. The initial phase […] Read more
[VIDEO]: How Solar Boom Can Lead To Power Blackout In Pakistan? Updated On Tue, Dec 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy In January 2023, Pakistan experienced a nationwide power outage that left over 200 million people without power for almost a day. By 2024, the ‘energy crisis’ hit Pakistan, and is now the world’s sixth-largest solar market. So, what’s behind Pakistan’s solar boom? Is it really wide adoption of solar or expensive power bills? A recent […] Read more
Cheap Solar and Expensive Power- Pakistan’s Sobering Experience So far Updated On Wed, Nov 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy Readers will be aware that we have occasionally tracked the growth of solar in Pakistan here. What has been interesting is the fact that the country, while performing poorly at an institutional level, has seen the kind of solar boom that would rival almost any country elsewhere over the past year and more. Reports claim […] Read more
Pakistan A Step Closer To 1.3 GW Renewable Project Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy Pakistan, where despite a horrendous power grid situation and ideal conditions for solar, renewable energy beyond Hydro has simply not been allowed to take root, might finally be moving towards a GW scale renewable project. The country’s grid has been paralysed with issues linked to its ‘circular debt’, leading to extended blackouts, and a stealthy […] Read more
Pakistanis Take Matters In Their Own Hands With Rooftop Solar Boom Updated On Wed, Apr 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Pakistan has been facing the dual challenge of rising electricity prices and an unreliable grid power supply for some time now. With electricity prices in key cities like Lahore nudging Rs 70/kW, and that too with unreliable supply, it has become only too apparent for many middle class and richer residents that they will need […] Read more
Lucky Cement Gets Pakistan’s First n-Type Solar Plant Updated On Mon, Dec 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Pakistan’s largest cement manufacturer, Lucky Cement has taken strides towards a more sustainable business impact with a 26 MW solar plant on its land in Pakistan. The project, executed by JA Solar and Orient Energy Systems is Pakistan’s first n-type photovoltaic (PV) power plant project. Since its commissioning in September 2023, the plant has met key […] Read more
Solar’s Slow Rise In Sun Drenched Pakistan Updated On Wed, Aug 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy Extensive load shedding and high and rising electricity costs are a few of the reasons for consumers to seek a switch to solar power in Pakistan. With industry pointing out that the nation pays some of the highest electricity tariffs in South Asia, it is indeed a wonder why solar has not established a stronger […] Read more
