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Pakistan’s solar boom and the challenge for the gridCEFR A1
18 Dec 2025
Adapted from Qian Sun, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Muhammad Nauman Iqbal, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
70 words
- Pakistan has very hot summers and frequent power problems.
- Many homes now use small rooftop solar panels.
- Solar gives power for fans, lights and water pumps.
- Villages and cities can run small appliances during heat.
- The country buys many solar panels from other countries.
- There are also batteries to store power at night.
- Some poorer people cannot afford batteries without help.
- Leaders worry that solar will reduce grid income soon.
Difficult words
- frequent — happening many times or often
- rooftop — the top part of a house or building
- panel — a flat device that makes electricitypanels
- appliance — a machine used in a homeappliances
- battery — a device that stores electrical energybatteries
- afford — to have enough money for something
- grid — the system that gives electricity to places
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Discussion questions
- Do you have solar panels at home?
- Do you use a fan when it is hot where you live?
- Would you need help to buy a battery?
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