TAXILA: A solar power plant having a generation capacity of 5.04MW was inaugurated at the Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF), Sanjwal, on Tuesday.

Federal Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain inaugurated the plant.

Talking to journalists, the minister appreciated the POF’s efforts towards self-sufficiency in the power sector and termed it a great achievement.

He said that other defence production organisations should follow in the footsteps of the Sanjwal POF as the solar power was a cheap source of energy and it would not only reduce the cost of production, but would also ensure uninterrupted production process.

The minister said that solar power was not only environment friendly but it also reduced the load on the national grid.

POF chief Lt Gen Omar Mahmood Hayat claimed that it was the largest solar plant in any industrial unit in the country.

Published in Dawn, March 29th, 2017