PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Energy Tariq Sadozai has said that the solarization of mosques and worship places across the province is a flagship initiative of the provincial government, which will be completed at the earliest.
He expressed these views during his visit to Kohat and Dera Ismail Khan districts, where he inspected the ongoing projects of converting mosques and worship places to solar energy. He was accompanied by Project Director Solarization Asfandyar Khan, PEDO’s Regional Manager (South) Sana Waheed, and other officials concerned.
During his visit, the special assistant inspected the solar equipment installed in mosques of Kohat that had already been shifted to solar power.He directed the project authorities to ensure completion of the remaining work within one month. He also instructed the PEDO officials to accelerate monitoring of all solarization projects.
On this occasion, he met with local residents and obtained their feedback regarding the benefits of the project. Relevant officers also briefed him in detail about the progress of solarization projects in these districts.
Tariq Sadozai directed the officials to ensure timely completion and installation of high-quality equipment so that the maximum number of people could benefit from this key flagship initiative of the provincial government.He further added that practical measures were also underway to solarize schools and other government buildings under PEDO.
