Pakistan’s parliament building in Islamabad, the Majlis-e-Shoora, now receives all of its electricity via solar energy — following the completion of a 1 megawatt solar photovoltaic rooftop project there. The new rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) array feeds directly into the building’s power supply, giving the building (more or less) immunity to potential … [continued]
Development on the 100 MW Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in Pakistan is moving along nicely, according to recent reports, with completion expected sometime in December. This project is actually just the first phase of a larger 1 GW project that’s expected to be completed over the next two and half years … [continued]
Pakistan’s first large-scale solar power project, the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park project, was recently inaugurated by Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, representing one of the country’s first clear steps towards renewable energy. The project is expected to start generating 100 MW of power by the end of the year, and 1,000 … [continued]
The chief minister of the Punjab government in Pakistan has just announced plans for the development of a 500 MW solar energy project in the Cholistan region — a project that will apparently be completed with the aid of the Canadian government. While much remains unknown about the project, a … [continued]
A 100 MW solar energy project is now in the works in the Pakistani state of Punjab, thanks to the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the British company Pan Africa and the government of the Punjab. The large solar park will be based in Bahawalpur in eastern Punjab. … [continued]
Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Pakistan is one of a number of countries that cannot serve electricity to its whole country on a daily basis. As such, and especially with its good solar resources, it’s another country ideally set up to leapfrog … [continued]
