Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar presided over a meeting at Civil Secretariat here on Tuesday in which Secretary energy gave a briefing about energy projects in Punjab. The meeting decided to transfer sewerage and water supply projects of WASA and streets lights on solar energy in all the divisional headquarters of the province. The meeting gave in-principle approval to introduce solar-based projects for 50 to 100 houses and the CM directed to devise projects for supplying direct electricity to the industry through provincial grid station. The CM also gave the approval to upgrade solar wall project in Kala Shah Kaku adding that Renewable Solar Energy Training Centre will be set in Bahawalpur while Solar Center of Excellence for Solar Testing and Training will be established in Multan. The government intends to make electricity-producing units a profitable entity and standard building code should be strictly implemented for saving electricity, he added. He further directed to decrease electricity bills of government buildings adding that solar systems be installed at additional places of hydropower plants. The meeting was told that the hydropower system comprising of bio and solar energy will be installed in three villages initially and 150-megawatt waste-to-energy project will be completed as soon as possible. The CM directed to install solar systems in schools where electricity is not available and further instructed to promote solar technology in tribal areas as it is the best option to promote a green environment.
