Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to solarise all its buildings and offices as a part of an energy conservation drive, news sources reported on January 2.
The authority made the decision following the announcement of an energy conservation and solarisation policy for the federal capital by Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif.
At a meeting chaired by Capital Development Authority Chairman Captain (r) Muhammad Usman Younis, a plan was finalised to convert the buildings housing the CDA offices of the civic body to solar energy. It was also decided that all streetlights on roads, constructed based on a government-to-government (G2G) formula, would be converted to solar energy as a part of a pilot project. Moreover, the meeting also decided to operationalise the solar projects in Sector F-9 and apply the same formula to other parks and recreational facilities.
It is worth noting that PM Shehbaz has directed the authorities concerned to expedite the solarization of the government buildings before the onset of the summer season in a bid to reduce the import bill and promote solar energy.
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