Government committed to promote solarisation: PM

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says government is committed to the solarisation of Pakistan.

He was talking to a delegation of China Three Gorges International Corporation (CTGI), Kohala Hydropower Project and Karot Hydropower Project led by Charg d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy Ms Pang Chunxue, who called on him in Islamabad.

The Prime Minister thanked China Three Gorges International Corporation for the timely completion of the Karot Hydropower Project and the free supply of electricity to Pakistan before the commencement of its commercial operation.

The Prime Minister expressed keen interest in working together on hydel, solar and wind power generation.

He vowed to make full use of the resources available to generate solar energy in the country to save the valuable foreign exchange reserves spent on importing oil and gas to generate expensive electricity from thermal sources.

Later, CTGI requested the Prime Minister to extend the period of Letter of Support to get the required investment from Sinosure China for the completion of Kohala Hydropower Project.

The Prime Minister directed the concerned authorities to issue a new LOS by 20th of this month, and directed them to remove all obstacles to the completion of the Kohala Hydropower Project.