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The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Park (QASP) was built in the Cholistan Desert, Punjab, in 2015 and has a 400 MW capacity. [2] As electricity prices doubled from 2021 to 2024, Pakistanis have taken to installing solar panels around the country, importing $1.4 billion of panels from China in the first half of 2024. [3]
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park: Bahawalpur, Punjab: 100 2015 2 Appolo Solar Development Bahawalpur, Punjab 100 2016 3 Best Green Energy Bahawalpur, Punjab 100 2016 4 Crest Energy Bahawalpur, Punjab 100 2016 5 AJ Power Pvt. Ltd. Khushab, Punjab: 12 2017 6 Harappa Solar Pvt. Ltd: Sahiwal, Punjab: 18 2017 7 Oursun Pakistan Thatta, Sindh 50 2019 8 Gharo Solar
The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park (Urdu: قائدِ اعظم سولر پارک) is a photovoltaic power station in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan, named in honor of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan. It is a 400 MW solar facility spanning an area of 8 km 2 and hosting 1.6 million solar modules.
Around 10.57% of Pakistan’s total installed power generation capacity (in 2020) comes renewables (wind, solar and biogas). [1] Most of Pakistan's renewable energy comes from hydroelectricity . As per the vision of the Prime Minister, there is the aim to “induct 20% of RE by the year 2025 and 30% of RE by the year 2030.” [ 2 ]
Electricity in Pakistan is generated, transmitted and distributed by two vertically integrated public sector companies, first one being Water and Power Development Authority responsible for the production of hydroelectricity and its supply to the consumers by electricity distribution companies (DISCOS) under the Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) being the other integrated company.
Distribution companies (DISCOs) are companies under Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) responsible for distribution of electricity in their respective allocated areas. . They buy electricity from producers such as Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), GENCOs, PAEC and other private Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and sell it to their respective area custome
[7] [8] [9] The diversified economies of Karachi and Punjab's urban centres coexist with less developed areas in other parts of the country particularly in Balochistan. [8] According to the Economic complexity index , Pakistan is the 67th largest export economy in the world and the 106th most complex economy. [ 10 ]
Under Punjab Local Government Act 2013, Lahore is a metropolitan area under the authority of the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore. [209] The Metropolitan Corporation Lahore is a body consisting of nine deputy mayors (one from each zone in the district) and the city's mayor – all of whom are elected in popular elections.