Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari presided over a meeting
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Power Chairs Meeting on Transitioning Balochistan’s Agricultural Tube Wells to Solar Energy
Today, Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari presided over a meeting aimed at transitioning Balochistan’s agricultural tube wells to solar energy.
The meeting was attended by Federal Secretary Power, Chief Secretary Balochistan, and other officials.
Minister Awais Leghari underscored the significant annual loss of 80 billion rupees incurred under the current system. He directed officials from the Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) to provide detailed information regarding feeders dedicated to agricultural tube wells.
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Expressing the government’s unwavering commitment, Minister Leghari announced plans for swift action to convert these tube wells to solar power. These plans will be crafted in consultation with all stakeholders, ensuring a sustainable and efficient energy solution for Balochistan’s agricultural sector.
Balochistan also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau‘s far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region of desert and mountains is primarily populated by ethnic Baloch people.
The Balochistan region is split among three countries: Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Administratively it comprises the Pakistani province of Balochistan, the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, and the southern areas of Afghanistan, which include Nimruz, Helmand and Kandahar provinces. It borders the Khyber Paktunkhwa region to the north, Sindh and Punjab to the east, and Iranian regions to the west. Its southern coastline, including the Makran Coast, is washed by the Arabian Sea, in particular by its western part, the Gulf of Oman.
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