Solar power in Pakistan

Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either

directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using

concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power

systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a

large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics convert

light into electric current using the photoelectric effect.
Commercial concentrated solar power plants were first

developed in the 1980s. The 354 MW SEGS CSP installation is

the largest solar power plant in the world, located in the Mojave

Desert of California. Other large CSP plants include the Solnova

Solar Power Station (150 MW) and the Andasol solar power

station (150 MW), both in Spain. The 214 MW Charanka Solar

Park in India, is the world’s largest photovoltaic plant.

 Solar power in Pakistan

Pakistan is currently building solar power plants in Pakistani

Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. The program is

currently underdeveloped by the International Renewable

Energy Agency, China, and Pakistani private sector energy

companies.

Government Policy
 Punjab government will begin new projects aimed

at power production through coal, solar energy and wind power;

this would generate additional resources
The Government of Pakistan has allowed the provincial

government of Sindh to conduct research on the feasibility of

solar power. The government is planning to install a water

filtration plant to make the seawater sweet through solar energy,

said Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy,