How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis
(www.theguardian.com)
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“People who could afford to do it at that time realised that it was much cheaper and cost-effective and better for them in the long run to do a one-time investment in rooftop solar as opposed to keep paying high electricity bills from a grid that is also unreliable,” said Nabiya Imran, an associate at Renewables First, a Pakistani thinktank
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The price of solar panels is so low isnd the last 2 years, that the first few panels pay for themselves in months, not years.
We are at the point that the inverters, mounting hardware and even cables are more expensive than the panels.