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The Punjab government will provide up to 50 percent subsidy per tube well to farmers for converting tube wells to solar system.
According to sources in the Punjab Finance Ministry, the Punjab government has decided to help farmers in shifting tubewells to solar systems across the province.
Solar panels will now generate electricity even…
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The Ministry of Energy’s Power Division (MEPD) on Saturday rubbished reports circulating of an imposition of a fixed tax on solar power installations, according to Radio Pakistan.
Rumours circulating on the social media said that the Central Power Purchasing Agency urged the government to tax residential and commercial users of solar power with the…
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The Ministry of Energy (Power Division) refuted the reports of imposition of a fixed tax on solar power, ARY News reported on Saturday.
In a statement, the Power Division has refuted claims of imposing a fixed tax on solar power, stating that neither the Central Power Purchasing Agency nor the Power Division has submitted…
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On news related to tax on solar powerThe Power Division strongly denied that there was no truth in the tax levy reports.
CPPA or Power Division has not sent any such summary to the government, net metering system is promoting investment in solar energy, rich people are installing solar panels in abundance and…
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KARACHI: Sindh’s Energy Minister Nasir Shah has opposed suggestion of tax imposition over solar panels, ARY News reported on Saturday.
“Certain quarters have recommended imposition of tax on solar panels to federal government. This step will further overburden the poor class,” Nasir Hussain Shah has said in a statement.
“I plead to the prime…
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ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has proposed the federal government to impose a tax on individuals using solar panels for residential or commercial purposes, ARY News reported.
The sources privy to the development said that the CPPA has proposed a tax of Rs 2,000 per kilowatt on residential and commercial consumers installing…
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There has been a proposal to impose a tax of Rs 2,000 per kilowatt on domestic or commercial solar panel installers.
Sources in the Ministry of Energy say that the Central Power Purchasing Agency has sent a summary to the Ministry of Power in this regard.
According to Jang, the sources say that 24…
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Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar says that 19% of the country's electricity is being generated from nuclear sources.
Rain is expected in different parts of the country from 25 to 29 April
While speaking in the National Assembly, he said that work is being done on cheap electricity in the country, we have to…
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NEW YORK (AFP) - Six US prisoners have sued authorities to be allowed to see the year's biggest astronomic event, a total solar eclipse on April 8.
The inmates argued in a court filing that their right to religious freedom would be violated if the New York state prison service upheld a planned penitentiary…
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ISLAMABAD:
In a strategic move to bolster Pakistan’s renewable energy sector, the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has announced its facilitation for a groundbreaking initiative taken by Sinotec Solar Private Limited.
The endeavour entails the installation of a colossal three-gigawatt solar panel manufacturing plant in the heart of Karachi, PTV reported on Monday. …
" The US has doubled the pace of cutting carbon emissions since President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in 2022, analysts and scientists said, with more than 80 solar, wind and energy storage projects taking advantage of the law’s mix of direct payments and tax credits.
The IRA and the Bipartisan Infrastructure…
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Stargazers in April will have the opportunity to witness a rare solar eclipse and the 'Devil's Comet', which only visits the inner solar system once every 71 years. While it will be closest to the Earth in June, it will be the brightest and easiest to see on April 21.
The comet will be…
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NIAGARA FALLS (Ontario) (Reuters) - From vintage train rides costing almost $4,000 per person to hotel rooms listed at $1,600 a night, businesses in and around majestic Niagara Falls are preparing to cash in on the April 8 total solar eclipse - with around a million visitors expected.
The dramatic waterfall, situated along the…
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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday unveiled plan to distribute 50,000 solar systems across the province through “Chief Minister Roshan Gharana” programme.
Chairing a review meeting on Solar home solution, here on Tuesday, the CM directed to initiate immediate steps for the installation of one kilowatt solar systems. She also directed to…
" The prices of solar panels have been slashed significantly in the Lahore markets on Wednesday as the cost of the system ranging from seven to 15 kilowatts has been reduced by Rs200,000. Price of a system of seven kilowatts has been decreased by Rs100,000 to Rs825,000 while the new price of a 10-kilowatt system…
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LAHORE:
The shift towards electricity generation through solar energy is becoming a rising trend in Pakistan, driven by the soaring prices of electricity, which domestic, commercial and industrial users are paying through different distribution companies, haunting the public at large.
Though the trend of installing solar panels by households is not new, many owners…