# Solar beats nuclear in Pakistan: 36.3 TWh from panels in 2025, 21.6% of all electricity

Source: Searchable (https://searchable.pk/news/business/solar-beats-nuclear-in-pakistan-363-twh-from-panels-in-2025-216percent-of-all)
Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 5 Oct 2026
Updated: 5 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 5 Oct 2026

> Rooftop and other solar made 60% more power than Pakistan's six nuclear reactors last year, after 40 GW of panel imports since 2024. What it means for your bill.

Pakistan made **more electricity from solar panels than from its six nuclear reactors in 2025**, the first year solar has overtaken nuclear here. Solar generated **36.3 terawatt-hours (TWh)**, about **21.6% of gross electricity generation**, against **22.5 TWh** from nuclear, according to the **World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2026**, which draws on Pakistan's Economic Survey 2025-26, as [first reported by ProPakistani](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/05/solar-overtakes-nuclear-as-pakistans-top-electricity-source-in-2025/).

## The numbers

- **Solar:** 36.3 TWh in 2025, up about **85%** in a year by the report's estimate.
- **Nuclear:** 22.5 TWh, up **3.7%** from 21.7 TWh in 2024, from six reactors with **3.3 gigawatts** of capacity, all built by China National Nuclear Corporation.
- **Gap:** solar produced roughly **60% more** than nuclear.
- **Panels:** Pakistan imported more than **58 GW of solar panels from China** between early 2017 and mid-2026, and **40 GW (69%) of that in 2024 to 2026 alone**.

Much of that capacity sits on the rooftops of homes, shops and factories rather than in grid-connected power plants.

## What it means for you

- **For the bill:** every unit your roof makes is a unit you do not buy at the grid tariff. Check what your current usage costs with the [electricity bill calculator](/tools/utilities/electricity-bill-calculator).
- **For a new system:** size it with the [solar panel calculator](/tools/solar/solar-panel-calculator), then see how long it takes to pay back with the [solar payback calculator](/tools/solar/solar-payback-calculator). Panel prices per watt are tracked on our [solar panel price page](/data/solar-panel-per-watt).
- **For everyone still on the grid:** as more households generate their own power, the grid's fixed costs are spread over fewer units sold. Watch NEPRA's tariff decisions for how that is charged.

The report counts gross generation, including electricity made and used on site, so the share differs from figures that only cover power sold through the national grid.

## Frequently asked questions

**How much of Pakistan's electricity came from solar in 2025?**

36.3 TWh, about 21.6% of gross generation, according to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2026, more than the 22.5 TWh from nuclear.

## Sources

- Solar Overtakes Nuclear as Pakistan's Top Electricity Source in 2025 (5 Oct 2026) (ProPakistani): https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/05/solar-overtakes-nuclear-as-pakistans-top-electricity-source-in-2025/
- World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR): https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/

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