Battery storage imports cross 4.5GW in H1

KARACHI:

Pakistan imported more than 4.5 gigawatts of battery storage equipment during the first half of 2026, accounting for nearly half of the country's cumulative imports of 9.5GW, as households and industries increasingly turn to energy storage to avoid high electricity tariffs.

The figures were disclosed during a high-level parliamentary dialogue on energy and the economy organised by the Parliamentary Forum on Energy and Economy, where participants discussed the future of battery storage in the power sector and regulatory arrangements.