CPEC: Pakistan to double wind and solar energy production

CPEC: Pakistan to double wind and solar energy production

ISLAMABAD - The priority projects in energy sector under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would help Pakistan optimizing the energy structure by reducing dependence on expensive sources of energy such as Gas and Residual Fuel Oil (RFO).

The contribution of wind and solar energy in the country’s total production would increase from 5 percent in 2013 to 10 percent in 2022.