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No WAPDA connection needed. Panels and batteries cover your full daily load around the clock.

An off-grid solar system has no connection to the utility grid. It consists of three components: solar panels, a charge controller or hybrid inverter, and a battery bank. The panels generate DC power during daylight hours. The inverter manages charging the battery and converting power to AC for your loads. The battery stores energy for use after sunset or during cloudy periods.

Because there is no grid connection, the system must be sized to cover the full daily energy requirement from solar generation alone. This is the critical difference between off-grid and hybrid design. A hybrid system can draw from the grid when solar or battery falls short. An off-grid system cannot. Every unit of energy the property needs must come from the panels and the battery bank.

This makes battery sizing the most important decision in an off-grid project. Undersize the battery and the property runs out of power before morning. Oversize it and you pay for capacity you never use. We calculate battery size from your actual daily load list, not from a generic rule of thumb.

Off-grid is not for every property. It is specifically suited to situations where the grid is absent, unreliable or economically irrational to connect to. Here are the five property types where off-grid solar makes the most sense.

A mosque that runs primarily during prayer times has a specific and predictable load profile: lighting, fans, a water pump and possibly an air conditioning unit during summer. When grid supply in the area is unreliable or the connection cost is high relative to consumption, an off-grid system eliminates both the bill and the supply uncertainty. Our completed project at Jamia Masjid Mumtaz Shaukat in Jalil Town reduced the monthly GEPCO bill from PKR 35,000 to nil through an off-grid configuration.

Tube well motors typically run at 5kW to 15kW or more. Running a tube well on WAPDA power during agricultural seasons when electricity is most expensive or load shedding is at its worst is a serious operational problem. An off-grid solar system sized for the motor load and daily run hours eliminates diesel generator costs and grid dependency entirely. Battery bank or direct solar-to-motor configurations are both viable depending on the run schedule.

Farms located outside the WAPDA service area or where the cost of extending a grid connection exceeds several years of electricity savings are ideal candidates for off-grid solar. Lighting, water pumps, grain storage cooling, security cameras and worker accommodation loads can all be covered by a properly sized off-grid system.

Some areas in Punjab and Sindh experience 16 to 20 hours of load shedding per day during summer. In these situations, a hybrid system provides partial cover but the battery bank is constantly depleted and cannot recover fully before the next outage. An off-grid configuration decouples the property entirely from the grid schedule and runs on solar and battery regardless of what WAPDA does.

Sites under construction that need power before a grid connection is established, or temporary facilities such as event spaces, remote camps and field offices, benefit from portable or semi-permanent off-grid solar setups. No connection application, no waiting, no monthly bill.

Off-grid sizing begins with the load list, not the electricity bill. There is no bill for most off-grid sites. We calculate the system size from the ground up using the following steps.

Every off-grid system we install uses the same core equipment brands we stock and test. We do not swap brands after quoting.

The Dyness DL 5.0 is a 5.12kWh LiFePO4 lithium iron phosphate battery unit. Multiple Dyness units can be connected in parallel to build the battery bank capacity required for the daily load and autonomy target. LiFePO4 chemistry handles the temperature cycling of Pakistan's climate reliably and supports more charge and discharge cycles than older lithium chemistries. The Dyness DL 5.0 was used in our Jalil Town mosque project and is our primary off-grid battery unit. Learn more about our comprehensive solar battery options and pricing.

Every off-grid installation includes DC surge protection, DC isolators, AC circuit breakers, earthing system and appropriate cable sizing for the battery bank current levels. Battery bank wiring is sized for safe continuous current at the depth of discharge the system is designed for. LOTO safety protocols are followed during installation and battery connection. No live working without isolation.

The most common question we receive from mosque committees and farm owners is whether to go off-grid or hybrid. The answer depends on two factors: whether you have reliable grid access and what you want to achieve.

Off-grid systems have a higher upfront cost than hybrid systems of similar panel capacity because the battery bank must be sized to cover the full daily load without any grid fallback. If grid access exists and load shedding is manageable, a hybrid system is usually the more cost-effective solution. We give you an honest assessment of which system is right for your situation during the site survey.