KP CM directs govt departments to prepare plan for solar energy usage

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak directed the high-ups of various provincial government departments to prepare a plan for an increased usage of solar energy in their respective departments. Strategic Support Unit Head Sahibzada Saeed was nominated to act as focal person.

This, he said, during a presentation, given by Saudi Arabia’s Digital World International Company Chief Executive Officer Nidal Taif at the Civil Secretariat, Peshawar, the other day.

Education, Energy and Power Minister Atif Khan, Advisor to Chief Minister on Communication and Works (C&W) Akbar Ayub, Energy and Power secretary, EZDMEC Chief Executive Officer Mohsin Saeed and other concerned personnel also attended. Nidal Taif briefed the participants about the aims and objectives, working, skills of the company and presented a comprehensive proposal for the spread of solar energy in various departments in KP. He also apprised the participants about the benefits of solar energy, socio-economic impact and effectiveness of solar energy to deal with energy issues.

The chief minister agreed to the proposal of the company saying that various projects have already been initiated by the government in energy and power sector to resolve the issue. Solar energy is one of the best alternatives, the chief minister remarked. Khattak on this occasion directed the concerned authorities to come up with solid and feasible proposals to introduce solar energy in government departments.