PBIF chief wants focus on solar energy

akistan’s government should ensure establishment of wind and solar parks alongside CPEC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) President Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said many countries are paying extra attention to solar power except for Pakistan.  China, US, Japan and India top the race for solar power as these nations have a 73% share on global solar output while India is set to double its output to overtake Japan shortly but policymakers in Pakistan seem least bothered, he added. In a statement, he said China leads the world in solar energy and has boosted its capacity by 80% in the last three months. Pakistan’s government should ensure establishment of wind and solar parks alongside the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor for which Pakistan has potential, he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 9^th, 2017.

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