The Philippines and Pakistan are now the world's top solar panel importers. We find out why, and what other countries can learn from the boom!
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Cheap solar panels, mainly imported from China, are transforming lives and slashing electricity bills across Asia.
In the last year, Filipinos have put up five times as many rooftop solar panels as the previous ten years combined. Installation companies are struggling to keep up with demand!
In Pakistan, where the boom started earlier, solar power has reached every sector of the economy from the textile industry to farming.
Solar has helped Pakistanis weather the current energy crisis and reduced the country's reliance on imported fossil fuels.
The Climate Question Host Jordan Dunbar talks to Filipino climate journalist, Jhesset Enano, and Pakistani energy analyst, Zeeshan Ashfaq, from the Renewables First think tank in Islamabad.
00:00 Why rooftop solar matters
00:18 Pakistan and the Philippines lead the boom
01:07 China's panels and record-breaking numbers
02:10 The Philippines' sky-high power bills
03:53 Why Pakistan's electricity got so expensive
05:56 What costly, unreliable power does to the economy
08:09 The Strait of Hormuz tipping point
10:07 Supply chain and installer bottlenecks
11:29 Who's actually buying the panels
13:19 From $300 to $5 a month
13:57 Pakistan's savings and the equity problem
16:24 Will the Philippine government step in?
19:25 Wrap-up
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