Solar power system installed at KU's pharmacy, microbiology depts.

KARACHI -- The University of Karachi Alumni Association, Baltimore Washington DC, has recently completed the installation of solar panel system in the pharmacy and microbiology departments.

Acting Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Nasira Khatoon would soon inaugurate the project.

The head of KU's solar system committee, Dr Shahid Mahmood, shared that earlier a 32.5 kW solar panel grid-tied system at the faculty of Arts and Social Sciences was installed by the alumni association.

He said that around Rs4 million will be saved on electricity bills annually.

According to him, the grid-tied system installed in the faculty of arts and social sciences last year is running successfully and the university is saving Rs1.4m annually from this solar system alone.

Dr Mahmood said that the grid and hybrid systems of 30kW in the pharmacy and...