KP to provide free solar panels to low-income families

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to provide two KV solar panels to poor families in the province, ARY News reported on Wednesday.

Muzammil Aslam, the provincial advisor for Finance, told journalists that the KP government will provide one lakh solar systems to poor families.

“The government will also provide electric wires and inverter fans with panels in a package,” Muzammil Aslam said.

The advisor also stated that more than 90 power plants have been installed in the province, with electricity for six to seven rupees per unit.

“Wapda is demanding Rs 27 per unit price for supplying electricity to consumers,” the provincial advisor stated. “We will also lay down the province’s own electricity transmission line,” he remarked.