Sindh launches free solar kits project for low-income households

KARACHI: The Sindh government has launched its Solar Home System (SHS) project in four districts, at a ceremony in Khairpur attended by lawmakers, officials and local beneficiaries.

Introduced by the Sindh Energy Department under its special initiatives for renewable energy, the project aims to distribute 275,000 solar kits free of cost to low-income households in both on-grid and off-grid areas.

A total of 132,000 off-grid systems and 143,000 on-grid systems are being distributed through the Sindh Rural Support Organization. In Khairpur, MPA Barrister Halar Khan Wasan and Barrister Shiraz Shaukat Rajpar, along with former MNA Nawab Khan Wasan, distributed mock solar kits among beneficiaries.

Addressing the ceremony, he said that the initiative aims to increase access to sustainable energy and help households with reliable power solutions.

The ceremony was attended by Additional Secretary Energy Sindh Junaid Iqbal Khan and Deputy Commissioner Khairpur Altaf Chachar, along with other officials from SRSO, district administration and media representatives.

Similar ceremonies were held simultaneously in Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot and Shikarpur, with around 100 beneficiaries attending each district-level ceremony.

Each solar kit includes a 180-watt solar panel, a DC fan, three LED lights, a charge controller, a mobile charging facility and a 50 Ah lithium battery with an inverter, designed to meet basic household energy needs۔