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How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world | CNN


Pakistan has become one of the biggest new solar markets. It’s bringing cheap, clean power but analysts warn of potential trouble ahead.

But many analysts say what’s happening here undermines an increasingly popular narrative that clean energy is unaffordable, unwanted and can only succeed with large-scale government subsidies. As the country grapples with severe and deadly heat waves — temperatures nudged toward 122 degrees Fahrenheit in April — there is also hope access to solar can help people afford the cooling systems on which they increasingly rely to survive. Falling costs mean renewables are often “the most rational economic path away from fossil fuels” but Pakistan also underscores the “absolute necessity of proactive planning and timely investment” to ensure the grid can cope, he said.

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