Over 70% Public Schools & Shrines in Punjab Switch to Solar Energy
Over 70 percent of schools in Punjab have switched to solar energy as an alternate source of electricity, as per official sources.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) allocated a sizeable $86 million for the project, and more than 10,000 primary schools so far have shifted to the alternate energy source.
The bank is also working on an energy-efficient building for the Punjab Energy Department in Lahore.
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In other developments, a Chinese company, in collaboration with a Pakistani firm, is on schedule to complete a 100MW solar power plant in Layyah. Authorities expect the plant to be operational during the current year and be an economical and eco-friendly addition to the national energy grid.
10,000 Punjab schools go solar
Solarisation process completed with the support of ADB
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LAHORE:
About 70% work for conversion of educational institutions to solar power in Punjab has been completed.
According to sources, more than 10,000 primary schools have been converted to solar energy under an $86 million project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Work has also been started to use solar power in shrines.
A Chinese company will complete a 100 MW solar power plant in Layyah this year in partnership with a Pakistani firm, while 550kW hybrid solar-biogas projects will be set up in Sammundri and Vehari at a cost of Rs282 million.