Free solar system
Umar Rehman Malik highlights PPP’s commitment to provide relief to the poor
Abdullah Jan
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik this week this week highlighted the PPP’s commitment to resolve the energy crises for the poor.
“In line with the PPP’s manifesto, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is delivering on the promise of free solar power for the most deserving in Karachi and Larkana,” he said in a statement.
The PPP leader said this was a commendable initiative by the PPP-led Sindh government to lead the energy transition by offering subsidies to the middle class and scaling up solar projects across Sindh.
“Solarising tube wells and establishing solar parks under public-private partnerships exemplifies the #PPP’s commitment to affordable, sustainable energy for all. The PPP government has been a pioneer in developing sustainable public private partnership projects in a myriad of sectors,” he added.
Earlier, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari fulfilled yet another promise made under his election manifesto, the ‘Awami Muashi Muahida’ (People’s Economic Agreement).
This week, he launched an ambitious project to distribute solar home systems to 1.6 million low-income households across Sindh in phases. This initiative is a key component of the 10-point ‘Awami Muashi Muahida’, which pledged to provide free solar electricity to underprivileged families.
The PPP Chairman inaugurated the first phase of the solar energy project, which aims to provide relief to the people severely affected by expensive electricity and load shedding.
The project, initiated by the Government of Sindh, will see 200,000 families, eligible under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), receive free solar home systems in two districts of the province.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at the Chief Minister House here, Chairman PPP emphasized his party’s commitment to sustainable solutions for public issues. He stated that this project aligns with the PPP’s manifesto vision, which, if given the federal mandate, would have been implemented nationwide to support the poor through solar energy. He furthered that PPP wants to ease the burden on the lower-income segments of society.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari highlighted that when he initially proposed the idea of providing solar energy to low-income families, it was met with criticism from various quarters, including the media and caretaker government.
However, he noted with satisfaction that the entire nation has now recognized the need to facilitate the poor with affordable electricity. He further explained that BISP beneficiaries are the top priority for this initiative, which will eventually be expanded to all districts of Sindh.
