Govt focusing on solar energy to tackle energy crisis, says Dastgir

Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir has said the government is focusing on solar energy to tackle the energy crisis.

Addressing a news conference in Gujranwala on Sunday, he said that a comprehensive policy is being formulated to shift all government buildings on solar panels.

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The minister said that despite sharp gap between demand and supply of electricity, uninterrupted power is being provided to industries. He said that load shedding cannot be ceased during Eid-ul-Azha but efforts are being made to decrease it significantly.

Responding to a question, Khurram Dastgir said that the previous government did not add even a single megawatt of electricity in the national grid.

Meanwhile, President Dr. Arif Alvi Sunday called on the institutes and people of Pakistan to save energy to the maximum level to help reduce load shedding.

President Dr. Arif Alvi requests the institutes and the people of Pakistan to save energy to the maximum level so the load shedding may reduce and public can be served well. pic.twitter.com/NmmSmg8Cro

— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) July 3, 2022

In a tweet on social media platform Twitter, he said, “I request the institutes and the people of Pakistan to save energy to the maximum level so the load shedding may reduce and the public can be served well.”

He said at no capital cost to the national exchequer, the Presidency was producing one megawatt of electricity.

“Because of our own increased daily conservation efforts, we are putting a good proportion into the national grid. All our people and institutes should take initiative at their end to conserve energy,” he added.