Thanks for the mention @tomackers.bsky.social. Yup, I also had satellite pix in my article, underlining that it's SOME neighbourhoods that are benefiting from the panels boom, which is happening by market anarchy, not policy.
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Download this, and a linked article, as a PDF here By Simon Pirani Households and businesses across Pakistan are covering their roofs with cheap Chinese solar panels. Generating their own electrici…
Pakistan is a fascinating case: Same neighbourhood 3 years apart.
May 2022: grey rooftops.
Sep 2025: solar everywhere.
No national programme drove this. People did the maths as grid power got pricey & panels got cheap.
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