PESHAWAR:
With the inauguration of the solar grid station, traders in Jandola Bazaar will begin to obtain uninterrupted, cheap and clean energy, said shopkeeper Muhammad Khan Mehsood.
Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (PEDO) is constructing solar mini-grid stations (photovoltaic solar system) to provide uninterrupted electricity to business centers in the newly merged districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
One of these solar mini-grid stations is located in Jandola, subdivision tank in southern K-P. Construction of the mini-grid station is almost complete and the power transmission will be accomplished shortly, according to PEDO.
“It will supply electricity to hundreds of shops in Jandola Bazaar, where unannounced load shedding has been a longstanding issue for local traders,” Mehsood said, adding that it would help boost business activity in the bazaar.
The capacity of the mini-grid is 175 KW. About 390 solar panels, with a capacity of 450 watts each, have been installed in the station.
As per the government’s plan, a total of 13 mini-grid stations would be set up in the tribal districts of the province. The solar mini-grid stations in Jandola, Orakzai and Mohmand tribal districts are in the final stages of their completion and soon the business community will start enjoying uninterrupted, cheap, green and clean energy.
A PEDO official, working on Jandola solar mini-grid station, said that the technology used in the station mainly comes from China. “The solar panels,...
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