Pakistan, June 6 -- Driven by high electricity costs and falling solar prices, the imports of battery storage systems (BESS) have accelerated at breakneck speeds in Pakistan and are projected to rise to 8.75 gigawatt-hours (GWh) by 2030, according to US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

"Pakistan imported an estimated 1.25 GWh of lithium-ion battery packs in 2024 and another 400 megawatt-hours (MWh) in the first two months of 2025, a trend that is likely to continue," IEEFA stated in its latest report titled 'Battery storage and the future of Pakistan's electricity grid'.

This could increase to 8.75 GWh, or 26% of the projected peak demand in 2030, "if business as usual persists," it said.

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