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KARACHI -- Pakistan should adopt the fast-track mode for the introduction of modern technologies for harnessing its full potential of solar energy. The power consumers in the industrial, commercial, and domestic sectors should get easy access to the latest equipment for maximum utilization of solar energy abundantly available in the country, says a Press release. No doubt, the geographical, weather, and climatic conditions are most suitable in most parts of our country around the year for the availability of solar power in abundance. Just the right combination of government support, long-term policies, investment, availability of trained manpower and the latest technology is required to fully utilize this massive clean energy resource.

The recent countrywide agitation against excess electricity bills also shows that the government has to act fast to promote the usage of renewable sources of energy as an alternative to the expensive imported fossil fuels for power generation. The latest estimates show that Pakistan has the potential to produce up to 2900 GW of clean energy alone on the basis of solar power. Despite such a huge potential for renewable energy generation, the country hasn't been producing more than 3 GW based on both solar and wind power. At present, solar power accounts for only two percent of Pakistan's national energy mix, it has to be increased to up to 19 percent in less than a decade as per the plan of the government to promote renewable sources of energy in the country.

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