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Solar technology comes to Chitral
Chitral --Solar energy is one of the most talked about subjects in drawing room gossips or TV shows, but practically hardly any thing has been done about it.
In Chitral when power crisis was at its peak the District Coordination Officer had assured angry protesters that CIADP, a high brow, unproven, multi million dollar guzzling NGO, is soon going to launch Solar energy projects in Chitral but it remains to be seen.
It was however a pleasant surprise to see an individual taking the initiative and installing solar power equipment at his own expense. Capt Sirajul Mulk a hotelier and entrepreneur took the first step with installing solar water heaters at his hotel in Chitral town.
When asked why he went for solar power when he already possessed a private hydel power station, he said solar power is clean and maintenance free and Chitral has abundance of sunlight waiting to be utilized. He said he would use a combination of solar and wind power and prove to the people that we can rid ourselves of WAPDA power source which besides being too expensive is never there when you need it most.
Chitral --Solar energy is one of the most talked about subjects in drawing room gossips or TV shows, but practically hardly any thing has been done about it.
In Chitral when power crisis was at its peak the District Coordination Officer had assured angry protesters that CIADP, a high brow, unproven, multi million dollar guzzling NGO, is soon going to launch Solar energy projects in Chitral but it remains to be seen.
It was however a pleasant surprise to see an individual taking the initiative and installing solar power equipment at his own expense. Capt Sirajul Mulk a hotelier and entrepreneur took the first step with installing solar water heaters at his hotel in Chitral town.