Public Sector Advised to Switch Over To Solar Water Heaters
Interesting push from our goverment. Our energy minister has a tough job, I am sure!
Pakistan government is fully supportive of all efforts for production and promotion of solar water heaters in Pakistan, said Raja Pervez Ashraf, Chairman AEDB/Minister for Water and Power, while presiding over the 19th AEDB Board meeting here on Friday. He said that the use of solar water heaters would drastically reduce gas consumption in Pakistan, besides electricity, wood, cow-dung etc were spent on water heating would also be saved. More from the Press Release:
Raja Pervez Ashraf highly praising AEDB and local entrepreneur for establishing the first-ever solar water heaters manufacturing unit in Pakistan near Islamabad directed AEDB to help create a market for the solar water heaters and take all possible steps for promoting the use of solar water heaters in the country.
He also directed AEDB to arrange meetings with the prospective investors, and to especially involve local Chambers of Commerce and Industries to chart out a course of action for attracting investments in this vital sector that would largely help in conserving the fast depleting gas and forest reservoirs and heavy foreign exchange spent on oil imports annually.
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf stressed upon the public sector organisations to immediately take lead in switching over to solar water heating system. The Federal Minister informed the Board that the Federal government would establish Northern Areas Electricity Development Company to facilitate setting up of power generation projects in the region. He said that the decision was taken by the Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) on a summary moved by Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas in consultation with AEDB and Ministry of Water and Power.
