ISLAMABAD
\nEnergy issue is getting resolved in Gwadar with growing public tendency of using solar system. \u201cThroughout 2024, sales of solar systems in my store have increased by about 60 percent, as well as revenue has been on an upward trend.
\nChinese brands are particularly popular because they are good value for money compared to other foreign brands in the Gwadar region,\u201d said Muhammad Baloch running business at Dashti market, one and only trading hub of electronics and solar systems in the Gwadar city, according to a report carried by Gwadar Pro on Wednesday.
\n\u201cThis growth trend did not appear suddenly in one or two weeks. The Gwadar region has long suffered from energy shortages, but now there is an adequate supply of high-quality solar panels, equipment, kits and batteries in our local market, so sales growth is an inevitable trend.
\nIn 2021, the Chinese government donated a batch of solar systems to the Gwadar region, and the public feedback was very good, so the public\u2019s tendency to choose to buy solar panels and systems has also shown an astonishing growth momentum,\u201d Baloch listed.
\nMajid Baloch, another shopkeeper at the Airport Road Market, agreed. \u201cBy using solar energy to power their homes, homeowners can reduce their reliance on the unstable grid and significantly reduce their monthly utility bills.\u201d
\nYears back, solar panels, batteries and operating systems were not available in these markets. After China announced to popularize solar systems among the neediest sections of society in Gwadar, the people of Gwadar began to realize that off-grid solar systems are the key to solving the electricity problem.
\nAccording to an official with Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, business of selling China-made solar panels and systems is in high gear. \u201cCompared with past, residential and commercial buildings are also being solarized with solar apparatus,\u201d he added. When asked to Noor Muhammad, a customer at Airport Road Market about his reason to purchase solar sets, he said that the perpetual power failure has become pain in the neck.
\n\u201cGoing solar is the sole solution to get rid of such dilemma.\u201d \u201cPower outages are no longer a problem now, the Chinese solar system is providing excellent service to the people of Gwadar, we are saved,\u201d Abdul Rasheed, a fisherman in the Ghazalwan area near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of Gwadar, who benefited from the solar system donated by China, told Gwadar Pro.
\nThe Chinese Embassy in Pakistan cooperated with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China to donate 4,000 solar photovoltaic systems and LED lights to the local area in 2021. Then, China Communication and Constructions Company and Consulate General of China in Karachi jointly carried out the project to light up main streets and the public places of Gwadar.
\nRaheem Buksh, a social worker told Gwadar Pro that according to his information, these solar donation reached in 42 regions in Gwadar City. Pakistan\u2019s pace of solar energy adoption is rapidly accelerating, driven largely by an open market.
\nAs a result, Pakistan is now the world\u2019s sixth-largest solar market and the third-largest buyer of Chinese-made solar panels, with imports set to surge to 13 gigawatts (GW) in the first half of 2024.
\nWith grid electricity costs skyrocketing, consumers, industries, and businesses are turning to solar power as a more cost-effective and reliable solution.
\nThis shift is reshaping the country\u2019s energy landscape. Meanwhile, the Pakistani government plans to partner with Chinese companies to produce solar panels in Pakistan, a major milestone in Pakistan\u2019s efforts to produce green energy and increase its footprint in a climate-smart global world. The plan will also help Pakistan cut its annual import bill of $27 billion.
\nThe Alternate Energy Development Board has finalized a 10 years policy on the solar panels and allied equipment manufacturing policy. With the help of China, solar panel\u2019s manufacturing will contribute government effort to install about 9.7GW of renewable energy power generation systems throughout Pakistan by around 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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