{"id":58252,"date":"2019-12-03T13:08:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T08:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=58252"},"modified":"2019-12-03T13:08:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T08:08:40","slug":"govt-to-install-floating-solar-panels-on-water-reservoirs-canals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-to-install-floating-solar-panels-on-water-reservoirs-canals.html","title":{"rendered":"Govt to install floating solar panels on water reservoirs, canals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Minister for Energy (Power Division) Omar Ayub recently announced the government\u2019s decision to install floating solar panels on the country\u2019s major dams and canals to increase the contribution of renewable resources to Pakistan\u2019s total energy mix, according to a news source.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/alternative-energy-development-policy-2019-announced.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alternative Energy Development Policy 2019 announced<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This measure is expected to generate thousands of megawatts of clean electricity and is part of the government\u2019s efforts to prioritise renewable energy as a part of the overall energy mix.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/measures-underway-promote-renewable-energy-sources-punjab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Measures underway to promote renewable energy sources in Punjab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ayub revealed that these floating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/chinese-investors-invited-set-up-solar-panel-plants.html\">solar panels<\/a> will be installed on the Mangla, Tarbela, Ghazia Brotha, and Khanpur reservoirs, along with various canals. Besides generating clean electricity, this initiative will also reduce the evaporation levels from these water bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/president-alvi-urges-coordination-on-food-water-security.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President Alvi urges coordination on food, water security<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He made these announcements in a conference regarding the ongoing water crisis; stating that investing properly in the water sector has the potential to bring up Pakistan\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by as much as 1%. He emphasised on the need for better water storage procedures and the construction of more reservoirs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Minister for Energy (Power Division) Omar Ayub recently announced the government\u2019s decision to install floating solar panels on the country\u2019s major dams and canals to increase the contribution of renewable resources to Pakistan\u2019s total energy mix, according to a news source. Read: Alternative Energy Development Policy 2019 announced This measure is expected to generate thousands of megawatts of clean electricity and is part of the government\u2019s efforts to prioritise renewable energy as a part of the overall energy mix. Read: Measures underway to promote renewable energy sources in Punjab Ayub revealed that these floating solar panels will be installed on the Mangla, Tarbela, Ghazia Brotha, and Khanpur reservoirs, along with various canals. Besides generating clean electricity, this initiative will also reduce the evaporation levels from these water bodies. Read: President Alvi urges coordination on food, water security He made these announcements in a conference regarding the ongoing water crisis; stating that investing properly in the water sector has the potential to bring up Pakistan\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by as much as 1%. He emphasised on the need for better water storage procedures and the construction of more reservoirs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":13529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14252,6084,6030],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-58252","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-floating-solar-panels","8":"tag-renewable-energy","9":"tag-solar-power"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Govt to install floating solar panels on water reservoirs, canals - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad: Minister for Energy (Power Division) Omar Ayub recently announced the government\u2019s decision to install floating solar panels on the country\u2019s\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-to-install-floating-solar-panels-on-water-reservoirs-canals.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Govt to install floating solar panels on water reservoirs, canals - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Islamabad: Minister for Energy (Power Division) Omar Ayub recently announced the government\u2019s decision to install floating solar panels on the country\u2019s\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-to-install-floating-solar-panels-on-water-reservoirs-canals.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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