Government replaces expensive energy with solar power

Prime Minister the National Solar Energy Initiative aims to replace expensive energy with cheap solar energy, which will bring great relief to the people and save precious currencies.

In a tweet on the social media platform 

As part of a plan to generate 10,000 MW of solar energy, we decided today to organize a pre-conference of all interested parties next week Government building and well pipeline fed Diesel is converted to solar power Diesel, coal and oil-fired power plants are partially replaced. which greatly relieves the community and saves valuable foreign currency,” he added.

He made the comment during the groundbreaking ceremony for the launch of the green and blue lines of the Metro bus service in Islamabad.

Pakistan was hardest hit by the power outage, which sparked protests and violence over the government's inability to source LNG, a key input in production, due to high costs in markets international because of the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Prime Minister  further

In his speech, Prime Minister  further said that the government was working on a comprehensive plan to bring cheap solar power to areas where wells, government buildings, hospitals, schools, buildings and homes are trying to rid the country of electricity at high costs. . Electricity from oil and gas.

"Rs 20 billion of oil and gas are imported every year," he said, lamenting that previous governments and leaders had done nothing to improve Pakistan's situation.

He also hailed the plan launched in the province by his son, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, to provide free electricity to residential customers with less than 100 units, calling it a "revolutionary move".

He hopes that other provinces will also take action for the benefit of the people. He pointed out that a meeting on solar energy would be held at the federal level.

In his speech, the Prime Minister pointed out that oil and gas prices around the world have recently skyrocketed, making life difficult for millions of people.

However, the Prime Minister believes that the transport services which opened today should be free for a month. "People who are worried about rising inflation should be able to use this ride service for free for a month."

He also asked that all service development work be completed as soon as possible and that past errors be corrected.

In a tweet later in the day, the prime minister said the launch of the service was "great news" for people in and around Islamabad.

Efficient and comfortable public

This is part of our effort to provide an efficient and comfortable public transport system. This solves the problem. Providing cheap electricity is a top priority for the government.

Later in the day, the prime minister chaired an energy task force meeting in Islamabad, where he said a national solar energy policy would be announced on August 1 to address energy issues. 'energy.

According to Radio Pakistan, Prime Minister  said the implementation of the policy would be subject to the approval of the Council for Common Interests (CII).

He repeated the same in a tweet after the meeting, saying, "Today I was informed of a major solar initiative.