Solar waste

By News Desk
July 12, 2025
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The hailstorm that battered Islamabad in May exposed a blind spot in our renewable energy ambitions. With over 31,000 domestic net metering installations, many damaged units now face a dismal fate: unregulated dumping. Pakistan’s renewable roadmap envisions a cleaner future. But without a solar recycling policy, this vision becomes self-defeating.

It is imperative that the climate change ministry and Nepra enforce recycling standards. Otherwise, Pakistan may trade one form of pollution for another.

Raja Umair Ali

Islamabad