Cost-effective energy: Extensive use of solar energy urged

FAISALABAD:

Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) President Suhail Bin Rashid said the use and promotion of solar energy is the only affordable and viable solution available that would help the country face the persistent energy crisis.

“Pakistan is located in a region where sunlight is available 14-16 hours per day, but we fail to fully exploit its potential, and therefore face acute shortage of energy,” he said. He discussed various issues including the extensive use of solar energy in an agro-industrial city like Faisalabad. “The government usually focuses on long term policies, whereas people at grass root level want immediate relief, and economically feasible solutions.

Keeping this in mind, solar energy is the most viable answer and the government must encourage this concept by exempting solar panels and related appliances from all taxes, and by facilitating its manufacturers through policy making.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 31^st, 2014.

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