Session 2 - Track A: Beyond Megawatts: Rethinking Planning for Pakistan’s Solar & Storage Era

​Pakistan's energy transition is consumer-led, not centrally planned. Rooftop solar, batteries, and EVs are reshaping electricity demand patterns faster than planning tools can track.

​This session brings together policymakers, regulators, and international experts to discuss consumer energy resources (CERs)-aware forecasting, data gaps, bottlenecks, and the coordination needed to build a planning framework fit for a distributed grid.

​Panelists:

• ​Syed Faizan Ali Shah (Energy Advisor, Ministry of Energy)

• ​Umar Farooq (LUMS Energy Institute)

• ​Dr. Khalid Waheed (SDPI)

• ​Imtiaz Hussain Baloch (NEPRA)

• ​Kostantsa Rangelova (Ember)

​Session Moderator:

• ​Rabia Babar (Renewables First)