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About this episode

In this episode, Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi interviews Daniyal Siddiqui about the economics of solar energy and its potential as an investment in Pakistan.

Sign Up For My Personal Brand Consultancy: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ Daniyal's LinkedIn: https://pk.linkedin.com/in/daniyal-siddiqui-b02a9127 DS Group: https://dsgroupco.com/ In this episode of Thought Behind Things, Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi sits down with Daniyal Siddiqui to uncover the real economics of renewable energy. Daniyal is the founder and CEO of DS Group of companies. His company is the largest solar provider for the industrial sector, having deployed over 780 megawatts of solar and installed systems in over 1400 homes across Pakistan. With petrol prices increasing and electricity subsidies ending, we discuss whether solar is the best guaranteed return on investment today. Daniyal breaks down the staggering drop in solar panel prices from 35 cents a watt to just 12 cents. We also tackle the massive controversy surrounding NEPRA's shift from net metering to net billing. Furthermore, we explore the explosive future of battery technology. We compare the current lithium-ion market to the highly anticipated sodium-ion batteries, which promise up to 10,000 charge…

People in this episode

Host: Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi

Guest: Daniyal Siddiqui

Topics covered

• renewable energy
• solar investment
• battery technology
• economic analysis
• Pakistan power grid

Keywords

• solar energy
• investment
• renewable resources
• battery technology
• Pakistan power grid

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DS Group

Products: solar panels, lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries

Places: Pakistan

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