SITE Association shifts to solar energy.

KARACHI -- Taking a step towards green energy, SITE Association of Industry has installed a 50 KW solar system on the rooftop of its office and has shifted to it on a self-help basis. The purpose of the solar system is to provide a better and healthy atmosphere as well as to cut down the energy bill of the association, said SAI President Abdul Rasheed in his statement on Monday.

He said it was an on-grid solar system which would cut down the energy bill of the association to a great extent after award of Net Metering License. Since sunlight was available in Karachi in abundance, the industrialists of the area could save billions of rupees annually by using solar energy in place of conventional energy.

He informed that for the purpose of installation of the solar system, quotations were invited from renowned solar companies. An...