KP Launches Solar Systems Distribution for 130,000 Households

KP government to distribute solar systems to 130,000 households, with 65,000 units free and others on subsidised instalments under the Provincial Solarisation Initiative.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi has directed authorities to immediately begin the distribution of solar systems to low-income households under the Provincial Households Solarisation Initiative.

Chairing a progress review meeting at the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar, the chief minister emphasised the need to complete all procedural and administrative requirements without delay to ensure timely implementation of the project.

According to the briefing, the initiative aims to provide solar units to 130,000 deserving households across the province, including the merged districts. Under the scheme, 65,000 households will receive solar systems free of cost, while another 65,000 households will be offered the systems at half the price through easy instalment plans.

Officials informed the meeting that the project’s PC-1 has been prepared and will be presented for approval at the upcoming meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party.

A separate solarisation project for the merged districts under the Accelerated Implementation Programme will provide solar systems to an additional 120,000 households after cabinet approval.

The government stated that priority in distribution will be given to widows, persons with disabilities, temporarily displaced persons, disaster-affected families and residents of off-grid areas.