Governor of Punjab, Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman has said that the utilization of alternative energy as well as solar energy could end the power crises in the country.
He was chairing a meeting of the consortium on energy sector here at Governor House Lahore on Thursday .
The Punjab government has constituted a consortium of all the vice chancellors of the universities functioning in Punjab .
The consortium is assigned the task to prepare recommendations for the government and concerned departments in the light of research , being carried out in universities to solve energy problems. Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission Dr. Shahid Munir and vice chancellors of various universities were present in the meeting.
The Punjab Governor, who is the chancellor of universities, said during the meeting that working on good projects to install small power plants is the need of the hour to solve the energy crisis. He said that universities should contribute in policy making through research on renewable sources of energy such as solar energy, wind power and electricity generation from waste. Governor Punjab also directed the vice chancellors to involve students in designing public awareness campaigns regarding energy saving. Governor Punjab further said that the linkages between academia and industry is a successful model all over the world. He said that this consortium will play an important role in developing linkages between academia and industry.