As per details, the home department has finalized the plan and submitted it for approval to Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz after an initial survey of all the jails with the assistance of the National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC).
According to NRTC, the total cost of the project stands at approximately Rs4.35 billion, which is less than the current annual electricity and gas expenses of these jails.
Currently, the annual electricity and gas bill for Punjab’s prisons has reached Rs4.5 billion. By implementing the solar energy plan in phases, the province is expected to reduce electricity costs by up to 60 percent.
The shift to green energy is projected to recover the investment within three years while providing long-term financial relief.
Punjab CM Maryam launches “Agriculture Tubewell Solarization” project
On February 1, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz launched the Agriculture Tubewell Solarization project through a balloting process in Lahore.
Under the project, the Punjab Government would provide a subsidy worth five lac rupees for the installation of a 10-kilowatt solar system, a subsidy worth seven point five lac rupees for 15 Kilowatts system, and a subsidy worth ten lac rupees for the installation of a 20-kilo watts solar system.
In the first phase, eight thousand tubewells would be selected from all over the province through balloting, for conversion to solar energy.
On the occasion, Maryam Nawaz directed to completion of the solarization process in the first phase by June this year.
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