Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, on Saturday, here, chaired a review meeting on the use of solar energy to meet the electricity requirements in the country.
He stressed converting the electricity used in federal government buildings to solar energy.
He issued special instructions for formulating a comprehensive strategy to effectively resolve the issues faced in the early completion of the solar energy projects.
Solar energy to meet Pakistan’s energy demands
The PM said the use of solar energy in electricity production could effectively resolve the issues, including the energy crisis in the country and rising electricity prices.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir, Minister for Trade Naveed Qamar, and Minister for food security Tariq Bashir Cheema attended the meeting through the video link.
Advisor to PM Ahad Cheema, Special Assistant to PM Jehanzeb Khan, and other high-ranking officers also attended the meeting.
