(Faisalabad & Multan)
This roadmap provides a compact, implementable plan to accelerate renewable energy uptake in Pakistan’s key textile clusters Ii). Faisalabad and (ii). Multan. It explains the workable off-grid and on-grid pathways available to textile firms, clarifies wheeling economics by identifying current constraints and proposing tariff options, and presents feasible CTBCM (competitive trading bilateral contract market) scenarios. It is structured for execution, with defined actions, timelines, and responsibility assignments for the textile industry, NEPRA, ISMO, and other relevant market actors.
The roadmap focuses on three deliverables: enabling rapid private deployment of distributed solar with a clear pathway for SMEs; enabling larger centralized renewable projects that reduce system LCOE and increase avoided CO₂; and implementing CTBCM with transitional safeguards, phased and differentiated wheeling, clear metering and settlement rules, and MRV integration to support CBAM-related compliance requirements.
Textile production in Faisalabad and Multan is energy-intensive and reliability-constrained, leading mills to rely on a mixed energy stack (grid, gas, diesel backup, and increasing solar). Solarization can reduce unit energy costs, limit outage-related losses, and reduce export compliance exposure, but scale depends on bankable wheeling economics, settlement clarity, and a CTBCM design that is accessible beyond large consumers. Without transitional policy, the benefits of market access and centralized projects will concentrate among larger firms, while SMEs remain excluded by cost and access barriers.
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