LAHORE:
The production of 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity from solar resources will be available for consumers in April.
Earlier, the chief minister of Punjab announced the 100MW generation from indigenous resources would be added to the grid till the end of December 2014.
Scheduled for the first quarter of 2014, the project, at a total cost of $131 million, got delayed due to a Chinese firm failing to fulfill criteria during the due-diligence process carried out by the Punjab government, an official of the energy department told media sources.
The Punjab government announced the establishment of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park over an area of 5,000 acres in the Cholistan Development Authority in Bahawalpur. The company was registered under the company act with the SECP. In October 2013, Najam Ahmad Shah was posted as the CEO of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Company on a deputation basis.