PESHAWAR
Secretary Energy and Power Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah has said that the ongoing solar energy projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are showing best results by providing timely relief to the people.
Due to these projects electricity billing expenditures are also being reduced. The performance of the field staff working on solar energy projects is commendable. It is a great honor for us that quite recently, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) awarded the “Excellence Award” in solar projects of PEDO, a subsidiary of the Energy Department for outstanding Implementation, he added.
He expressed these views while addressing a meeting held for awarding the best performance to the field officers and staff of the ongoing solar energy projects under the auspices of PEDO.
At the meeting, Chief Executive PEDO Engr. Naeem Khan said that PEDO is currently working on projects to transfer 8000 schools and 187 basic health units (BHUs) on solar energy with the financial support of ADB, which will generate 12 MW of electricity, free from load shedding.
It will benefit 1 million students and 1.2 million patients. Solarization of 4400 mosques is also in progress which will benefit 800,000 worshipers. Billions of rupees are expected to be saved annually in this regard.
Once completed, the ongoing project in the coming days will help stabilize the economy and create new employment opportunities in the province. In addition, various schemes for solarization of mosques, bazaars and other religious places in newly merged tribal districts are in full swing. Completion of these projects is expected to save billions of rupees annually in electricity bills of the province.
Secretary Energy Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah presented certificates of appreciation and shields to the field staff as well as project director Asif Kamal and chief executive officer PEDO Engineer Naeem Khan for their good performance in solar energy projects. Handing over the shield, he expressed his determination that the ongoing projects of PEDO would help in stabilizing the economy and creating new employment opportunities in the province in the coming days.
