PM Shehbaz reviews policy on alternative sources of energy
Pakistan
The premier noted that Pakistan had immense capacity to produce solar energy.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reviewed the process of formulation of policy regarding alternative sources of energy especially solar energy and directed authorities concerned to expedite process of solarisation of government buildings.
Chairing a meeting in Lahore, he said the government had ensured in the budget implementation of the measures about alternative sources of energy including solar energy.
He directed authorities concerned to expedite the process of the conversion of the governmental buildings into the solar energy as country has enormous potential of solar energy.
Solar energy would not only reduce the cost of production but would also save precious foreign exchange, he said adding policy on solar energy should be finalised as soon as possible. The prime minister noted that Pakistan had immense capacity to produce solar energy.
Federal ministers Khawaja Asif, Engineer Khurram Dastgir, Syed Naveed Qamar, Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Advisor to PM Ahad Cheema, Special Assistant Jehanzeb Khan, Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (PEPRA) and officials concerned attended the meeting.
The meeting was briefed in detail about the progress on the countrywide solarization projects and on policy of alternative sources of energy.
