Dr Alvi want solar energy at the presidency

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday emphasised the need to exploit alternative sources of energy in order to produce cheap electricity in the country.

Dr. Arif Alvi during inauguration of Hamdard University Solar project

Addressing a gathering, he pointed out that nuclear and water resources were among the cheapest sources of energy, adding that wind and solar energies could also be exploited for electricity generation.

The president said that the National Assembly was converted to solar energy five years ago and he was now mulling to introducing solar-powered energy at the presidency.

In his address at a ceremony at Nathia Gali Summer College on July 15, the president had stressed that the country needed to build its capacity in the energy and health sectors.

Source : Pakistan Today