650 Watt Solar Panel Price in Pakistan Today (1 Nov 2026)

The 650 watt solar panel price in Pakistan is the top of the range most dealers stock for rooftops, and the two 650 W designs sold here could hardly be more different. One is Canadian’s wide, heavy HiKu7 PERC plate built for commercial roofs and ground mounts; it is now hard to find, and most stock on offer is B-grade. The other is AIKO’s slim, light back-contact plate, now sold as the Stellar 1N+ ABC, which squeezes 650 W into a frame barely bigger than a 600 W panel. It is the only A-grade 650 W plate on our sheet. The live rates are in the dated table above. This page explains which buyer each one suits, and what each one asks of your inverter and structure.

The cheapest A-grade 650 W panel on our sheet is currently Rs 27,950, or Rs 43 per watt. The average across large panels is Rs 41.3 per watt, so you can see straight away whether the extra size is costing you a premium.

650 watt solar panel specifications

Spec (maker datasheet)	Canadian Solar HiKu7 CS7N-650MS	AIKO Comet 2U AIKO-G650-MCH72Mw
Cell type	132 cells (2 × 66), large-format mono PERC	144 cells, N-type all back contact (ABC)
Size	2384 × 1303 × 35 mm	2382 × 1134 × 33 mm
Size in feet	7.82 × 4.27 ft	7.81 × 3.72 ft
Area	33.4 sq ft	29.1 sq ft
Weight	about 34 to 36 kg, depending on version	28.2 kg
Voc / Isc	45.0 V / 18.39 A	54.5 V / 15.08 A
Vmp / Imp	37.9 V / 17.16 A	45.31 V / 14.35 A
Efficiency	20.9%	24.0%
Power temp. coefficient	-0.34%/°C	-0.26%/°C
Faces	monofacial, glass and backsheet	monofacial
Warranty	product and power terms vary by version; check the card	15-year product; about 88.85% power at year 30

The Canadian HiKu7 CS7N-650MS is a mono PERC module, and it is no longer on our price sheet because dealers now mostly offer it as B-grade. If you are offered one, ask for the exact model code: if it ends in MS, it is the PERC plate described here. The AIKO column uses the Comet 2U datasheet; AIKO now sells its 650 W as the Stellar 1N+ ABC, so check the datasheet for the exact model you buy.

Wide format versus slim format

The headline difference is width. The Canadian HiKu7 is 1303 mm wide, about 17 cm wider than almost every other panel on a Pakistani roof. The AIKO is 1134 mm, the same width as a normal 540 to 600 W plate.

• Wide plate: fewer, larger cells, lower voltage and very high current, around 17 A at the working point.
• Slim plate: higher efficiency, so 650 W fits the standard width and length.
• The wide plate covers about 4.3 extra square feet per panel for the same 650 W.
• The slim plate weighs roughly 6 to 8 kg less, which adds up on a long shed.

Which matters more depends on your roof. On a big ground mount, area is cheap and the wide plate’s lower price per watt (when it is lower) wins. On a tight rooftop, the slim plate’s watts per square foot win.

Watts per square foot

Plate	Area	Watts per sq ft	10 plates cover
Canadian 650 W (wide)	33.4 sq ft	about 19.5	about 334 sq ft
AIKO 650 W (slim)	29.1 sq ft	about 22.3	about 291 sq ft
Typical 585 W N-type	about 27.9 sq ft	about 21	about 279 sq ft

These figures are plate area only. Add roughly 25% for gaps, walkways and row spacing when you plan a roof. Our solar panel size in feet guide explains how to measure for this.

650 W vs nearby wattages: which should you buy?

Wattage	Cheapest A-grade	Price per watt	Format	Typical buyer
620 W	Rs 24,800	Rs 40	1134 mm wide, glass-glass	large roofs, sheds
650 W	Rs 27,950	Rs 43	1134 mm slim ABC (wide PERC now mostly B-grade)	commercial, farms, premium homes
700 W	Rs 29,400	Rs 42	wide 1303 mm class	utility and big ground mounts

How to read this:

• If 650 W costs more per watt than 620 W, the only reason to pay it is fewer plates or, with AIKO, more power from the same roof.
• The 620 watt solar panel price page covers bifacial glass-glass plates, which earn more on raised frames over light surfaces. The 650 W plates here are monofacial.
• For the largest plates of all, compare with the 700 watt solar panel price. Those suit open ground, not homes.
• For a standard house on standard rails, a 650 W plate is rarely the cheapest route. Its advantage is fewer plates per kW, not lower cost.

Brand rates at 650 W

Brand	Live price	Price per watt
Canadian Solar (650 W HiKu7 hard to find; TOPHiKu6 590 W shown)	Rs 25,370	Rs 43
AIKO Stellar 1N+ ABC 650 W	Rs 27,950	Rs 43

Canadian’s 650 W HiKu7 is now hard to find as A-grade, so its row shows the current TOPHiKu6 590 W N-type plate instead. Compare the price per watt to see what AIKO’s back-contact cells cost over TOPCon. The Canadian Solar panel price and AIKO solar panel price pages list each brand’s other sizes.

Which 650 W plate suits which job

Job	Better fit	Why
Ground mount on a farm, plenty of space	Canadian wide, if A-grade stock can be found	lower cost per watt matters more than area
Factory or warehouse roof with steel purlins	Canadian wide, if purlins carry the weight	fewer plates per kW, simple wiring
Small or shaded-edge rooftop in a city	AIKO slim	more watts per square foot
Older structure with 1134 mm rails	AIKO slim	same width as most plates, no new rails
Hot south Punjab or Sindh roof	AIKO slim	loses less power in heat

How many 650 W panels for 3, 5 and 10 kW (with price)

System	650 W panels	DC size	Panel cost (cheapest 650 W)	Plate area, wide / slim
3 kW	5	3.25 kW	Rs 139,750	167 / 146 sq ft
5 kW	8	5.20 kW	Rs 223,600	267 / 233 sq ft
10 kW	16	10.40 kW	Rs 447,200	534 / 466 sq ft

Eight plates for a 5 kW inverter (5.2 kW) and sixteen for 10 kW (10.4 kW) are both sensible, slightly oversized layouts. Five plates for 3 kW is less neat: 3.25 kW of panels on a 3 kW inverter is fine, but five plates make odd string lengths on a two-MPPT inverter.

The panel cost above is panels only. Inverter, structure, cabling, protection and labour come on top. The solar inverter price page covers the inverter side.

Commercial and farm sizes

Project	650 W plates	DC size	Notes
Rice mill or flour mill roof, 25 kW	39	25.4 kW	wide plates, strong steel structure
Cold store or dairy farm, 40 kW	62	40.3 kW	daytime chillers use most of the output
Solar tubewell, 11 kW pump	about 22 to 25	14.3 to 16.3 kW	ground mount, follow the pump drive’s table
Premium home, 12 kW	19	12.35 kW	slim AIKO plates on a limited roof

Example: a flour mill in Faisalabad

Take a flour mill on the edge of Faisalabad with a 120-foot steel shed and machinery running from morning to evening.

1. The owner wants about 30 kW of panels on the shed, which is 47 plates of 650 W (30.55 kW).
2. The shed is wide and open, so area is not the limit. The wide Canadian HiKu7 is now hard to find as A-grade, so the owner picks the slim AIKO 650 W.
3. Each plate weighs around 28 kg, so the purlins are checked by the installer before any rail goes up.
4. Three strings of 15 or 16 plates go to a 30 kW three-phase inverter with a 1000 V input and MPPTs rated for the plate’s 15.1 A current.
5. Output: roughly 45,700 units a year, from about 2,400 in a winter month to over 4,600 in spring.

How many units does a 650 watt panel produce in Pakistan?

One 650 W plate gives roughly 970 to 1,260 units a year depending on the city. These figures come from long-term solar data for each city at a south-facing tilt, with about 22% off for heat, dust, wiring and inverter losses.

City	Per day (average)	Summer month	Winter month	Spring month	Per year
Lahore	about 2.7 units	about 96	about 54	about 99	about 980
Faisalabad	about 2.7 units	about 97	about 52	about 99	about 975
Islamabad	about 2.8 units	about 104	about 57	about 97	about 1,015
Karachi	about 3.1 units	about 92	about 79	about 114	about 1,125
Peshawar	about 3.0 units	about 118	about 61	about 103	about 1,105
Quetta	about 3.5 units	about 129	about 76	about 114	about 1,260

Heat: where the two plates differ

The figures above are a fair average for both plates, but in a hot summer they will not behave the same.

• The Canadian PERC plate loses about 0.34% of its power for every degree above 25°C at the cell.
• The AIKO plate loses about 0.26% per degree.
• At a cell temperature of 65°C, common on a Multan or Hyderabad roof in June, that is about 13.6% down for the PERC plate against about 10.4% for the AIKO.
• Over a hot season, that gap is worth a few percent more units from the AIKO plate.

In mild Quetta winters or Islamabad springs, the difference shrinks. Keep an air gap under either plate; a cooler panel is a more productive panel.

Since February 2026, new rooftop connections have been moving to net billing under NEPRA’s prosumer rules. Exported units are credited far below the price of imported ones. For a 650 W commercial system, that means sizing the array to the daytime load and using the units on site.

What can a 650 watt solar panel run?

On a clear noon, one 650 W plate gives roughly 470 to 520 W of usable AC power. Because 650 W plates are mostly used on farms and businesses, here is a farmhouse in the Okara area on a 16-plate (10.4 kW) system.

Load	Count	Approximate running power
Ceiling fans	12	about 1 kW
LED lights	25	about 0.4 kW
Milk chiller for the dairy	1	about 2 to 3 kW
1.5 ton inverter AC	2	about 2.4 kW
2 HP water motor for tanks	1	about 1.5 kW, short runs
Deep freezer and fridge	2	about 0.4 kW
Total at peak		about 8 to 9 kW

Sixteen plates give roughly 7.5 to 8.3 kW of usable power on a hot afternoon. That covers this load most of the time; running the water motor in the morning, before the ACs come on, keeps it inside the solar output.

Solar tubewells with 650 W plates

Large plates are popular on solar tubewells because each plate covers more pump power.

1. Find the pump’s rated power, for example a 15 HP (about 11 kW) submersible.
2. Pump drives usually need about 1.3 to 1.5 kW of panels per kW of pump, which here means about 14 to 16.5 kW.
3. That is roughly 22 to 25 plates of 650 W.
4. Check the pump drive’s voltage range and match the string length to it. The Canadian and AIKO plates need different counts.
5. Use a ground frame with a tilt you can adjust for summer and winter if you water year-round.

For a single plate: one 650 W panel at noon runs about 6 ceiling fans, about 14 DC fans, or a large inverter fridge with room to spare.

Best inverter for 650 W panels

This is where the two 650 W plates differ most. One is a high-current plate, the other is a high-voltage plate.

	Canadian HiKu7 650 W	AIKO Comet 2U 650 W
Voc at 25°C	45.0 V	54.5 V
Voc on a 0°C morning (approx.)	47.9 V	about 57.9 V
Isc	18.39 A	15.08 A
Max per string, 500 V input	10	8
Max per string, 600 V input	12	10
Max per string, 1000 V input	20	17
Max per string, 1100 V input	22	18
MPPT current rating needed	about 19 A or more	about 16 A or more

The cold Voc figures are estimates from the datasheet temperature coefficients. Always check against the exact datasheet for the model you buy.

Current is the trap with the wide plate

The HiKu7’s 18.39 A short-circuit current is higher than many single-phase hybrid inverters accept per MPPT. Many popular home hybrids are rated somewhere between about 13 and 16 A per input.

• An inverter rated below the plate’s current will clip output every clear day.
• Paralleling two Canadian strings into one MPPT doubles the current to about 37 A, which only suits inverters built for it.
• Newer commercial three-phase inverters often have MPPTs rated for higher current; check the “max input current per MPPT” line, not just the kW size.

Steps to size a 650 W string

1. Note the plate model: Canadian wide or AIKO slim.
2. Divide the inverter’s maximum DC voltage by the cold Voc above, and round down.
3. Multiply the working voltage (37.9 V or 45.31 V) by that count and check it sits inside the MPPT range on a hot day.
4. Check the MPPT current rating against the plate’s Isc.
5. Never mix the two plates on one MPPT.

For homes with load-shedding, the AIKO plate is the easier match with a hybrid inverter. For mills, cold stores and tubewells, a three-phase on-grid or pump drive with high-current inputs suits the Canadian plate.

Buying tips before you pay

1. Ask for the full model code. CS7N-650MS (PERC) and AIKO-G650-MCH72Mw (back contact) are very different plates at one wattage.
2. Measure the frame width on delivery. 1303 mm means the wide plate, 1134 mm the slim one; the structure must match.
3. Check the weight against the datasheet. A plate far lighter than listed is a warning sign.
4. Inspect the glass and corners carefully. Wide plates flex more in transit if stacked badly.
5. Plan transport: wide plates may not fit some pickups lying flat, and each is a two-person lift.
6. Get the warranty card from the official distributor and keep it with the bill.
7. Make sure the bill lists model, wattage, quantity, serial numbers and date.

Structure checklist for wide 650 W plates

• Rail spacing set for a 1303 mm width, not the usual 1134 mm.
• Clamps for a 35 mm frame, inside the maker’s allowed clamping zones.
• Purlins and rails rated for about 35 kg per plate, plus wind load on a 33 sq ft surface.
• Extra bracing on ground mounts in windy areas such as coastal Sindh and Balochistan.
• Galvanised or stainless fixings throughout.

For every wattage side by side, see the solar panel price list, or go back to the latest solar panel rates on the home page.