Solar in Okara and Pakpattan: Panel Prices and Installation

This page covers prices, the two DISCOs, and solar for the agri-processing units, cold stores, dairy and homes found across Okara, Renala Khurd, Depalpur, Pakpattan and Arifwala.

Solar panel price in Okara and Pakpattan

Panel prices here follow the same market as Lahore and Faisalabad. They move with the dollar rate, import costs and stock.

Our solar panel price in Pakistan page lists every brand and wattage. Whoever you buy from, ask for the full model number on the invoice and check serials with our guide to checking genuine solar panels. A solar plate with no traceable model has no warranty worth relying on.

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Solar in Okara and Pakpattan

Site survey

Booked on WhatsApp

LESCO / MEPCO

Net billing file prepared and followed up by us

30 areas

Listed on this page; all of Punjab served

Complete solar system price

Our projects start at about 6 kW and go up to megawatt scale. Travel and transport appear as a separate line in the quotation. If you had a 2 or 3 kW system in mind, send your bill first; a house with even one AC usually needs more. See the solar system price guide, lithium battery prices and the solar calculator for a first estimate.

Agri-processing: the load pattern behind most enquiries

Okara and Pakpattan sit in one of Punjab's main farming belts. Okara is known for dairy and for the Sahiwal cattle and Nili-Ravi buffalo breeds, and the Okara-Pakpattan-Sahiwal belt is widely reported to grow a large share of Pakistan's potatoes. That brings flour and rice units, cotton ginning, potato cold stores, feed mills and dairy collection points, alongside textile units in and around Okara city.

These sites are different from a city factory in a few ways that shape the solar design.

Seasonal loads

Ginning runs hard after the cotton harvest. Potato cold stores fill after the harvest and then hold stock for months. A plant sized for the busiest weeks can sit half-idle for the rest of the year, and under net billing surplus exports earn far less than imported units cost. We size to the load that runs for most of the year, then look at whether a battery or a phased expansion covers the peaks.

Motor and compressor starts

Grinding motors, ginning stands and refrigeration compressors pull heavy starting current. Inverters, protection and cable sizes have to allow for those starts, not just the running load. Our guides to solar for flour and rice mills and solar for cold storage explain how this is handled.

Generators

Most mills and cold stores here already have a generator for outages. Solar and generator can share the load safely with the right controller. We do not sell generators, but we integrate existing sets into hybrid systems; see solar and generator hybrid systems.

Sheet roofs and spare land

Process halls usually have light metal sheet roofs. Fixings, purlin strength and leak sealing need an engineering check; see solar on tin and metal sheet roofs. Where roof space runs out, some sites use ground-mounted arrays on spare land.

Solar Works Pakistan designs these plants in-house, including the structures, and has 50+ industrial clients. Our industrial and commercial solar page explains how we deliver them.

Farms, dairy sheds and tubewells

Farmhouses and dairy sheds need fans, lights, water pumps and, at collection points, milk chillers that run long hours. Tubewells need a dedicated VFD design; see our solar tubewell guide.

Solar Works Pakistan designs and installs solar for tubewells, dairy sheds and farm buildings in Okara and Pakpattan.

Homes: phase, backup and the Sutlej belt

Many houses in Depalpur, Renala Khurd, Pakpattan and Arifwala have single-phase connections, and outages can be longer than in the big cities. Three points matter:

1. Phase. Net billing is for three-phase consumers. A single-phase house that wants to export usually needs a three-phase connection first; see single-phase to three-phase conversion. A self-use hybrid system works without export.
2. Backup. A hybrid system with a lithium battery charges from the sun and carries far more of the house than a UPS on tubular batteries. Our solar vs UPS guide compares them honestly.
3. Weather and dust. Field dust settles quickly in dry months, and monsoon storms hit open plains hard. Plan a cleaning routine and check structure anchoring; see solar panel cleaning and storm and lightning safety. Pakpattan lies on the Sutlej, which flooded parts of the area in 2023, so in low-lying sites we keep inverters, batteries and distribution boards well above floor level.

Which DISCO covers you: LESCO or MEPCO

LESCO lists Okara among its five districts, with Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur and Nankana Sahib. MEPCO lists Pakpattan among the districts it serves in South Punjab, with Sahiwal, Vehari and Bahawalnagar. Both apply NEPRA's national rules, summarised in our net metering and net billing guide:

• Net billing for new connections since 9 February 2026: imports billed at your normal tariff, exports credited at the national average energy purchase price, reported at about Rs 10-11 per unit when the rules were notified.
• Existing net metering agreements keep their terms until they expire. Changing system capacity can move you to net billing; LESCO has said consumers who increase capacity are moved across.
• Capacity up to your sanctioned load, with an overall cap of 1 MW; three-phase 400 V or 11 kV consumers.
• Up to 25 kW, the DISCO approves with no NEPRA fee. Above 25 kW, NEPRA concurrence and a one-time Rs 1,000 per kW apply, and 250 kW and above needs a load flow study. See the 25 kW rule.
• Transformer limit: no new applications once connected solar on a transformer reaches 80% of its rating.

Okara (LESCO): LESCO fits AMI smart meters on solar connections and checks that the inverter make and serial number match the application; see AMI smart meters and net billing. It has reported handling post-9 February applications through its Net Billing Portal.

Pakpattan (MEPCO): For Sahiwal, which is also MEPCO, see our Gujranwala and Sahiwal page.

Our green meter and net billing application guide lists the documents and step timelines.

Solar Works Pakistan prepares, submits and follows up the LESCO and MEPCO net billing application on your behalf.

How a project works

Engineering and design are done in-house, and installation is by our own teams.

1. Send data on WhatsApp: twelve months of bills, roof or shed photos and a load list. For mills and cold stores, add motor and compressor ratings, generator size and season dates.
2. Remote review of units, sanctioned load and connection type, with an indicative size.
3. Site survey, normally free, to check the roof, shading, structure and cable routes.
4. In-house design and a detailed BOQ with brand, model, quantity and warranty for every item.
5. Installation by our own team, then testing, safe commissioning and handover.

Once a complaint is registered, we target sending service personnel within 48 hours to begin diagnosis; the final fix depends on the fault and spare parts. Small projects are normally finished in about one week, subject to payment, equipment availability and site readiness; larger projects follow a project-specific schedule. Panels, inverters and batteries carry the manufacturer's warranty per product. Our structures carry a 3-year Solar Works Pakistan structure warranty, and our service warranty covers the first year under applicable project terms. See installation services.

Solar Works Pakistan was founded in 2021 and has served 300+ customers, including 50+ industrial clients, with power-generation heritage going back to the 1980s through our founder, Akram Ullah Khan.

Areas we serve

Our own teams survey and install across these districts, including:

Okara

Okara City · Okara Cantt · Depalpur Road · Faisalabad Road · GT Road (N-5) · Renala Khurd · Depalpur · Haveli Lakha · Hujra Shah Muqeem · Basirpur · Mandi Ahmadabad · Shergarh · Akhtarabad · Satghara · Gamber · Jandraka

Pakpattan and nearby

Pakpattan City · Arifwala · Qaboola · Chak Bedi · Malka Hans · Bunga Hayat · Sahiwal Road · Arifwala Road · Sahiwal · Harappa · Chichawatni · Noor Shah · Yousafwala · Iqbal Nagar

Not on the list? WhatsApp 0336 666 4321; we install across Punjab.

Get today's price or a free site survey

Send your bills and roof photos on WhatsApp, and tell us whether you are in Okara (LESCO) or Pakpattan (MEPCO) district.

• WhatsApp or call: 0336 666 4321
• Email: info@solarworks.pk
• Head office: Main Boulevard, Sargodha Rd, Block F FDA City, Faisalabad (Faisalabad page)
• Lahore branch: 2nd Floor, Jeff Heights, Gulberg, Lahore (Lahore page)
• Hours: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, daily
• Service area: all of Punjab. Contact us online.

Frequently asked questions

What is the solar panel price in Okara and Pakpattan?

Mainstream N-type panels are WhatsApp for today's rate per watt, about WhatsApp for today's rate for a 615 W panel. It is the same national rate as Lahore and Faisalabad and changes with the dollar and stock, so WhatsApp 0336 666 4321 for today's figure.

Do you have an office in Okara or Pakpattan?

No. Our own engineers and installation teams cover all of Punjab, starting with a WhatsApp review of your bills.

Which DISCO covers Okara, and which covers Pakpattan?

Okara district, including Renala Khurd and Depalpur, is under LESCO. Pakpattan district, including Arifwala, is under MEPCO. The NEPRA rules are the same, but your application goes to your own DISCO.

Can a ginning unit or potato cold store run on solar?

Solar can carry a large share of the daytime load, working with the grid, a generator or battery storage. Motor starts, night loads and the seasonal pattern all need careful sizing, so we design each plant from its load data.

Can I still get net metering in Okara or Pakpattan?

Not as a new applicant. Applications from 9 February 2026 come under net billing, where exports earn less than imports cost. Existing agreements keep their terms until they expire.

What is the smallest system you install?

Our projects start at about 6 kW. Send your bill and we will tell you honestly what size your load needs.

Sources

Net billing facts are reused from our net metering and net billing guide, which lists the full sources.

• Lahore Electric Supply Company (districts served, including Okara), Wikipedia
• MEPCO, districts served (including Pakpattan)
• Multan Electric Power Company (service territory including Pakpattan), Wikipedia
• Okara District (tehsils, potato belt, dairy breeds), Wikipedia
• Okara, Pakistan (textile and dairy economy), Wikipedia
• Pakpattan District (tehsils, location), Wikipedia
• Pakpattan (Sutlej and 2023 flooding), Wikipedia
• Distance Between 2, Faisalabad to Okara
• Distance Between 2, Faisalabad to Pakpattan
• NEPRA (Prosumer) Regulations, 2026, SRO 251(I)/2026 (copy hosted by K-Electric)
• NEPRA, amendment notification dated 6 August 2026
• The News, "Nepra scraps solar licence fee for systems up to 25kW" (28 Apr 2026)
• Daily Pakistan, "LESCO tightens solar net metering rules, swaps old meters for smart AMI units" (11 Nov 2025)