Solar panels are being installed on canal-top across the world. Pakistan has one of the largest canal irrigation systems in the world. If canal-top solar panels are installed in the country, the country will produce a large amount of electricity through this arrangement alone? The advantages of a canal-top solar system are as follows: It will supply power as well as save water from getting evaporated. It will eliminate the requirement of acquisition of vast tracts of land which would result in faster implementation of the project besides making substantial savings on the project’s capital cost. The solar panels mounted on the canal-top would be cooler than their land-based counterparts, resulting into generation of 10 percent more electricity. The possibilities of installation of an automatic system for cleaning the panels could be looked into as readily available canal water would be used for cleaning the panels. The solar panels on canal-tops can be used to provide electricity to run the irrigation pumps, if required. Producing electricity by installing solar panels on canal-tops would be an innovative idea that can turn Pakistan into one of the leading solar power producers of the world. Air-Cdre (r) Azfar A Khan Karachi