Overview
- The prime minister, who visited Gilgit Thursday, launched a 100MW solar program for Gilgit-Baltistan and broke ground on other development works.
- The plan shifts 499 public buildings to rooftop solar and builds an 82MW utility park with a 66.1MWh battery to store daytime power for evening use, a setup officials say will serve over 1.3 million people.
- The government began free distribution of 58MW worth of panels to households and small shops through digital balloting, with 15,000 winners selected from more than 50,000 applicants using panels the prime minister said were diverted from a fraud seizure.
- Timelines vary across statements, with officials targeting rooftop completion by December 2026 and utility clusters by December 2027, while the prime minister directed delivery of the full 100MW by mid-2027.
- The visit also introduced four Daanish Schools, expanded Safe City projects for Gilgit and Skardu, and included meetings with the governor and caretaker chief minister on development progress and law and order.