Pakistan
Spanning over 200 hectares and hosting 392,158 solar modules, the Quaid-i-Azam Solar power plant is a 100-MW photovoltaic power station in Punjab province, constructed by TBEA Xinjiang SunOasis Co. Ltd. Sahiwal Coal-Fired Power Plant, also funded by China, has an installed capacity of 1320-MW, encompassing 690 hectares of fertile lands.
Writer and Photographer: Aun Ali Jafri
A Solar Energy Opportunity for Growth and Friendship
"...Pakistani people are beneficiaries of solar energy. It has improved the socio-economic conditions of the common people and has enhanced their income and made their lives more [read more]
Sardar Mai
"Why is the government not providing jobs to the unemployed people at the park.? Don’t we have the first right to employment there as the neighbors? [read more]
Usman Ahmed
"Soon after the completion of the Bahawalpur-Solar Park link road and the bridge on the Bahawal Canal, buses and motorcycle-rickshaws began driving on it. The conveyance [read more]
Muhammad Iqbal
"As a representative of the residents of village Chak 6-B.C. (Bahawal Canal) in the local government I can say that we’ve benefited much from the project. [read more]
Muhammad Ilyas
"Contrary to our hopes, no development work has been initiated in our village. We lacked a sewerage system, water supply and health facilities. Water turbines have [read more]
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