Tag archives for Solar
Energy firm in Pakistan secures $600k for off-grid solar
By the end of 2018, about 10,000 poor homes of Pakistan will have access to the solar power. To scale up the operations and extend distribution of smart solar home…
Pakistan Post to install Solar system in 83 GPOs
Pakistan Post will install Solar System in its 83 General Post Offices (GPOs) with an estimated cost of Rs 205 million. Initially, Pakistan Post installed 10 KVA Solar System in…
Sindh government announced tariff-based auction for solar power project
Sindh government has announced its intention to launch a tariff-based auction to develop a 50-megawatt solar power project in the province. It will be the first project to implement the…
Govt announced open tariffs for Solar energy
Government has announced that it has scrapped the upfront tariff mechanism for projects based on domestic renewable energy resources and through competitive bidding will award power generation contracts. Government would…
ACTED Pakistan trained women in solar energy
ACTED Pakistan launched a pilot project to promote sustainable solutions for women empowerment, through training in nontraditional sector for Pakistani women that is solar energy. ACTED for the first time…
Regulation approved for solar power net metering system
Pakistan government has launched a new regulation for the solar power net metering system to encourage solar energy use in worsening energy crisis. Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has approved…
Green light to sell solar panels across Pakistan
Pakistan has approved rules for allowing owners of solar panels to sell power across the country. They make to energy grid of country and will be used to convert thousands…
Siemens to equip 140 MW of solar parks in Pakistan, Brazil
German commercial predominant Siemens (ETR: SIE) said these days it has gained an order for the turnkey electric device and set up of two sun electricity plants in Brazil and…
6 billion rupees allocated to convert 2500 schools of Sindh to solar energy
In Sindh, 2500 schools shifted on solar energy and Infrastructure of 4000 schools will also be developed by giving basic facilities including compound walls, teacher rooms, drinking water, and electricity.…
Pak executives visited solar power show in Las Vegas
A six-member delegation of Pakistani companies led by US Commercial Service (USCS) to Solar Power International (SPI) held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada. SPI is largest solar show of…
Privatization of 100MW unit Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park
Expression of interest (EOI) for privatization 100MW unit of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park Ltd (QASPL) will be called in a few days. Dr. Aysha Ghous Pasha, Punjab Privatization Board meeting chaired…
Turkey has announced to build two solar projects in Pakistan
The Zorlu Energy Electricity Generation Company of Turkey has announced to build two solar projects in Pakistan after receiving necessary pre-licenses, reported by Anadolu Agency. Subsidiaries will be offered by…
Solar lanterns of hope for rural women
Half billion people have no access to electricity and notorious climate changes are forcing countries to switch to renewable energy resources. After the Sun set the blanket of darkness covers…
Pakistan’s capacity for solar generated electricity or solar-based energy than India
Pakistan holds the annual capacity to generate million megawatts (MW) of through solar energy and Photovoltaic (PV) system. Pakistan id ideal because of geographic location to produce solar-based energy than…
Rumor hampering against Solar power generation
In Pakistan scheduled power outages directly affects public electric utilities often hit households, outage 10 hours a day in towns and cities and 16 hours in rural areas. The situation…
Solar projects add up 556.5 MW by 2018
Across Pakistan, there are numerous solar power plants with a capacity of generating megawatts (MW) electricity are under development at twenty-eight various locations. Among these, at the end of 2018,…
Solar technologies gained prominence in Pakistan
Solar power had been one of the most neglected sources of electricity generation in Pakistan for years despite its immense potential and benefits. The neglect and oversight of this abundant…