{"id":348119,"date":"2023-08-09T15:40:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T10:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=348119"},"modified":"2023-08-09T15:40:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T10:40:25","slug":"govt-to-spend-rs-377-bn-on-solarisation-of-tube-wells-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/govt-to-spend-rs-377-bn-on-solarisation-of-tube-wells-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t to spend Rs 377 bn on solarisation of tube wells: PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government would spend a total of Rs 377 billion on solarisation of agriculture tube wells across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of the government\u2019s revolutionary solarisation project of generating 10,000 MW to replace the costly thermal power, I launched a program for solarisation of 100,000 tube wells yesterday,\u201d he said on his twitter handle.<\/p>\n<p>He said the solarisation of tube wells would provide cheap electricity to the farmers and boost the domestic agricultural yield, leading to self-sufficiency in food production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur economy can\u2019t grow with high power tariff. We have to replace the power plants operating on costlier fuel that burdens our people and results in circular debt. The long-term solution lies in tapping our abundant solar &#038; hydel energy resources. Hence, the prioritization of solarisation project. A total of Rs. 377 billion will be spent on solarisation of tube wells,\u201d the prime minister added.<\/p>\n<p>PM Shehbaz said other than solar, nuclear and coal power projects, the coalition government had focused its attention on development of hydropower projects. \u201cWe have offered our brotherly country, KSA, to invest in multipurpose Diamir Basha dam.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government would spend a total of Rs 377 billion on solarisation of agriculture tube wells across the country. \u201cAs part of the government\u2019s revolutionary solarisation project of generating 10,000 MW to replace the costly thermal power, I launched a program for solarisation of 100,000 tube wells 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