Shreyas Patankar
@shreyasgp.bsky.social
physicist by training decarbonizator by trade
Maybe the best Volts episode ever, and one of the best good news stories in the past few months.
My favourite bit was the anecdote about families in rural Pakistan offering solar panels as dowry 🤯
My favourite bit was the anecdote about families in rural Pakistan offering solar panels as dowry 🤯
Today on Volts: Pakistan, a country with ~45GW total installed electrical capacity, has imported a whopping 30GW worth of solar panels since 2020. I talk with two in-country experts about the seismic changes underway, how to keep them going, & what other developing nations can learn from them.
Pakistan's solar boom
Pakistan's massive solar boom is creating a bottom-up energy revolution that could become the blueprint for developing nations worldwide.
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February 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Maybe the best Volts episode ever, and one of the best good news stories in the past few months.
My favourite bit was the anecdote about families in rural Pakistan offering solar panels as dowry 🤯
My favourite bit was the anecdote about families in rural Pakistan offering solar panels as dowry 🤯