Solar power is at the forefront of the global move towards renewable energy. But how significant is this shift, in countries like Pakistan? For left-wing environmental activists, the rapid expansion of solar energy presents both an opportunity and a challenge.
In recent years, Pakistan has seen a staggering increase in solar panel installations, both on and off the grid. Official figures show that grid-connected solar capacity has expanded more than sevenfold in just three years, while (…)

Les ménages et les entreprises à travers le Pakistan couvrent leurs toits de panneaux solaires chinois bon marché. Produire sa propre électricité atténue les effets des prix en forte hausse.
Plus les panneaux s'installent sur les usines, les magasins et les maisons de la classe moyenne, moins les compagnies d'électricité perçoivent d'argent pour leur approvisionnement, qui est généré à partir de centrales au charbon, au gaz, nucléaires et hydroélectriques.
Cela a exacerbé la crise de (…)

Households and businesses across Pakistan are covering their roofs with cheap Chinese solar panels. Generating their own electricity is softening the blows from steeply increasing prices.
The more panels go up on factories, shops and middle-class homes, the less money electricity companies collect for their supply, which is generated from coal, gas, nuclear and hydro power stations.
This has exacerbated the cash crisis in the electricity sector, which is about $9 billion in debt, and (…)

Since the start of the large-scale war, due to Russian bombing, more than 3,400 educational establishments have been damaged and 400 have been completely destroyed. Among them are many universities. In these establishments, the conditions for students to study are becoming increasingly difficult, particularly because the university administrations are not carrying out the necessary repairs. This issue of repairs is one of the concerns of the student union Priama Diia, which is demanding that (…)

Depuis le début de la guerre à grande échelle, en raison des bombardements russes, ce sont plus de 3 400 établissements d'enseignement ont été endommagés et 400 ont été complètement détruits. Parmi eux de nombreuses universités. Dans ces établissements, les conditions d'études des etudiant·es deviennent de plus en plus difficiles, notamment parce que les administrations universitaires ne procèdent pas aux réparations nécessaires. Cette question des réparations est une des préoccupations du (…)