PAKISTAN OPENS 100MW SOLAR PLANT, GOVT PLANS CLEAN ENERGY DRIVE
17 Jun 2015
The plant, spread over more than 200 hectares of desert land in the south of Pakistan’s Punjab province, will generate 100 megawatts (MW) in its initial phase and more than 300MW by the end of the year, according to government officials. More than a third of Pakistan’s population do not have access to electricity, and power shortages are a serious impediment to economic growth. Read more