MWC 2026：How PITC Leads Digital Change for Pakistan’s Grid

With renewable penetration rising, managing distributed energy resources (DERs) is crucial, Dr Kashif says. “Pakistan’s target is to have 30% DER integration,” he says. “The problem we are facing is reverse energy flow, which destabilises the national grid and can lead to a cascade shutdown of the system for security reasons.” He continues: “What we have learned from our peers is how to carry out feeder switching with load in real time. Our AI projections allow us to predict when demand increases, so we can increase generation accordingly. “And when there is more energy going back into the system from DERs rather than being consumed, we can facilitate that exchange among households. “Ultimately, this means moving towards smart grids and micro-grids at the transformer level.” Learning lessons from China’s digital energy journey. Partnerships with China have accelerated this transformation.