QUAID-E-AZAM APPROVED POWERPLANTS
(maryamshaheen, rawalpindi)
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Quaid-e-Azam solar power plant
has been approved and the installation of solar panels would start after talks
with solar energy companies. Investment of more than 200 billion to be
attracted. In the eve of the energy crisis, Prime Minister has directed Chief
Minister and the higher authorities to immediately start working on the
installation of new solar energy power plant in the southern Punjab.
The Chief Minister has approved
a new 100MW power plant which would produce cheap electricity for the public.
Chief Minister has directed the local government secretary to file the final
recommendations so that the work can start immediately on Quaid-e-Azam Solar
energy park . Although some portions of the media has questioned "Why solar
energy?", the move has generally been taken positively by the mass portions of
the media.
As per the new energy policy that was announced in July, one of the major
initiatives the PML N government has taken is to solve the energy crisis.
The major solar energy companies were consulted and the 2 projects would add to
the electricity production capacity of Pakistan. The estimated completion time
is 2-3 years and it would also help to reduce the electricity tariff rates which
have jumped to Rs.14 per unit.
Apart from that, with the corporation of Asian Development Bank, coal based
projects have also begun in Jamshoro.
All these transactions have to be carried out with the solar energy companies
transparently. The sooner the solar projects are completed, the more relief the
public would gain. solar energy companies. Investment of more than 200 billion
to be attracted.