Strategy sought to run tube wells on solar energy

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday directed the Power Division and the provincial government of Balochistan to devise a comprehensive strategy for shifting agricultural tube wells to solar energy, which would ensure cost-effective electricity supply to farmers in the province. Chairing a high-level meeting, the minister discussed matters related to switching over electric agricultural tube wells to solar energy for cheap and uninterrupted power supply to farmers in Balochistan, said a press release issued by the Ministry of Planning. Ahsan Iqbal said that all resources were being utilised to ensure the timely completion of federal development projects and emphasised that the well-being of the people of Balochistan was the government’s top priority. He reiterated the federal government’s resolve to accelerate work on converting tube wells to solar power to meet energy demand of the farming community and facilitate sustainable agricultural development.