Provincial Minister for Energy and Mines, Ch. Sher Ali has said that solar home solution systems would be provided to the public on easy installments through banks for the prominent reduction in energy shortfall. He said that for the restoration of industrial and trade activities, speedy work is going on for the completion of energy projects.
This was expressed by the Minister while meeting with the delegations of Japanese Energy Company NIPPA TECH and local company NASAK Technologies Pakistan, here today. The President of Japanese company Khalid Raza and Professor of Kyoto University of Japan, Heroaki Nagayama and after that with executive director of NASAK Technology Khalid Raza and other officers of the relevant departments were there. The Minister said that interest of the local and international investors in energy sector is very positive and exemplary results are coming out. He said advertisements for open tenders would be published in newspapers in October 2013 and with crystal clear process with following rules and regulations, the energy projects would be allocated to the energy companies. He said we are trying to provide best quality solar systems to the public through easy bank installments and with this the amount of their electricity bills will be reduced automatically and the extra load on grid stations will also be reduced. He said we are trying to generate energy day and night and public should also cooperate with the government for stopping the wastage and theft of electricity and for this we can reduce the present energy shortfall we can also save extra energy. He said that the government of Punjab is starting the second phase of the Ujala Programme again in October 2013 and in this programme, solar lamps would be provided free of cost to the students. He said no compromise would be made on the quality of products by the energy companies. He said that we have selected hydle energy project sites and further progress also going on but we are depending on the solar energy and other alternative energy resources. He said this is making ensured the maximum cooperation and facilitation to the energy companies who wants to work in energy sector in Pakistan. He said this is our priority to overcome the energy crisis with best expertise and latest technology and maximum investment in energy sector with mutual exemplary cooperation. He said that completion of energy projects of solar, thermal, baggas and other alternative resources would be completed on time and with this we would be able to generate thousands of megawatts of electricity. In the meeting the members of Japanese and Pakistani companies introduced their performance in the field of solar, thermal systems and other relevant products.