2. “There are always two kinds of ways
which people follow: the negative and
the positive. In life, some think
negatively but people who take out
the positive out of negative, take out
opportunities are those who will lead
to success”
4. A message by Quaid-e-
Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
• The Founder of Pakistan, to the nation on the
occasion of the first anniversary of Pakistan
on 14th August, 1948
• "Nature has given you everything. You have
got unlimited resources. The foundations of
your state have been laid, and it is now for
you to build, and build as quickly as you can.
So go ahead, I wish you Godspeed"
5. • A high precision solar measuring
station was inaugurated by Punjab
Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz
Sharif at the site of the Quaid-e-
Azam Solar Park, near Bahawalpur in
Punjab Province on October 18, 2014.
This park is home to the first of
many solar farms that are being
planned in Pakistan.
6. Owners
• Government of Punjab
• Pakistan Bank of Punjab
• Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock
Co., Ltd. (TBEA) of China
7. • Entire solar park, with 1000 MW
production ability is estimated to cost
around US 1.5 billion dollars.
• 11 thousand acre land will be allocated for
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park .
• 500 acres have been reserved to set up
the first 100 MW PV Solar Power Plant.
8. • Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park first phase
will be completed in December this
year, This phase will have 400,000
solar panels and the estimated cost
of the panels is $131 Million with a
power generation ability of 100
megawatts.
9. • key highlights of Qaid-e-Azam Solar
Park:
• Overall capacity: 1,000 Mega Watts
• Phase 1 Capacity: 100 MW
• Completion of Phase 1: December 2014
• Phase II Capacity: 300 MW
• Phase III Capacity: 600 MW
• Final Capacity: 1,000 MW
• Completion of final phase: Dec 2016
10. • Once completed, Pakistan will stand
in the list of top 10 countries to
produce more than 1,000 MW of
solar energy.
11. • It won’t be out of place to mention
here that entire power production of
Pakistan is around 23,000 MW, while
we need double the energy of what
we are currently producing.