THE government is yet to correct the course pertaining to the problem of gas and electricity shortage. One way of doing it is the utilisation of solar energy resources. Investment in solar power plants will prove beneficial for the masses as well as for the government, as solar energy is cheaper and promises uninterrupted productivity.

The installation of solar panels requires huge but one-time investment but its benefits are certainly in abundance. The government should devise a mechanism and take integrated measures to make solar energy facility accessible to all at low rates in order to rid the populace of the periodic shortfalls in energy supply.

Farah Naz Burki

Islamabad

Published in Dawn, February 17th, 2021