PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur inaugurated a solarization project for government colleges in the province.
Initially, installation of a 10 KVA solar system has been launched in 80 government colleges with 10 of them already completed.
The chief minister formally launched the at Government College Peshawar on Thursday. The project includes the installation of a 10 KVA solar system in each college with a total cost of Rs2.41 million per college.
The solar system is expected to reduce electricity consumption by 1,100 to 1,200 units per month per college, saving around Rs55,000 in monthly electricity bill for each college. The installation costs of the solar systems is also expected to be recouped within approximately three years.
Similarly, each solar installation is expected to reduce the national grid load by 120 KW of electricity per month per college. If the system is installed in 290 colleges in the province, the national grid would save a total of up to 34.8 MW of electricity per month.
The chief minister also distributed awards among students who achieved top positions in MDCAT and board exams.
Addressing the ceremony, he said students are the future of the nation, and it is this young generation who will eventually lead the country in the near future. This is why, he said, the provincial government is taking every possible step to provide students with an ideal learning environment. The solarization project for colleges is also a part of these efforts, aimed at to ensure that students do not face issues like power outages during peak study hours in colleges.
“We aim to create a system where no one is left behind and everyone is provided with equal opportunities.