Govt to provide solar system to residents of Thar.

KARACHI -- Sindh government decided to provide solar system to the residents of Thar under the royalty fund received in exchange of Thar Coal.

According to details, Provincial Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has stated that royalty funds received in exchange of Thar Coal Block 2 will be spent on installing solar systems on the homes of Thar residents. The 15th Thar Foundation Board meeting was held under the chairmanship of Sindh's Energy Minister, which discussed detailed exchanges for providing public facilities under the Thar Foundation.

The provincial minister for Energy, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh, mentioned that on the directives of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah, the royalty funds received from Thar Coal Block 2 will be spent on installing solar systems in the homes of Thar residents. This step aims to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply, including water supply, to the residents of Thar.

In the meeting, it was informed that under the Thar Foundation, the...