Electricity in Pakistan is expensive and unreliable. Could turning to solar power help residents overcome these challenges?
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00:00This is one of the reasons that I shifted to solar panels.
00:14I have a lot of load-shedding in my brain.
00:29So I wanted to go to alternative sources of energy, be it UPS or a generator.
00:36The major part is the inconvenience of having 40 plus temperature in Karachi.
00:42At any given moment, I have to move frequently to shift the energy source.
00:51This is sustainable. I know that once it is installed, I am good to go for the next 15 years.
01:00This is the green energy. The world is shifting towards it.
01:04It is sustainable and environmentally friendly.
01:17If you look at this heat, you can't even sit in load-shedding without electricity.
01:24Solar is doing a good job in this situation.
01:27Demand is increasing day by day.
01:35You will see solar wherever you go.
01:42Those who have a roof and get sunlight will go to solar.
01:46All the schools and hospitals have gone to solar.
01:52Jails and universities have gone to solar.
02:04The price of solar panels was Rs. 125 per watt.
02:10Now it is Rs. 40.
02:14Those who are not able to afford a big system are also coming to solar.
02:28There are many countries like Germany and Turkey.
02:34But the product that is coming to Pakistan is coming from China.
02:3890% of the product is coming from China.
02:53We are trying to save the climate.
02:58We have asked big companies to support us.
03:02We have asked them to come here and start a solar industry.
03:07So that we don't have to import solar panels.
03:13We will definitely support them.
03:16We will support them in terms of land prices and other taxes.
03:20But no other subsidy is being given.