562 micro hydel power plants established in Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies has installed 562 micro-hydel power plants with a total capacity of 9.7 MW during the last five years, electrifying more than 80,000 houses.
An official source from Ministry of Science and Technology told that the ministry and its research and development organizations are mandated to develop technologies for socio-economic development of the country.
Technologies have been developed in different sectors like water, renewable energy, electronics, health, small and medium-sized enterprises, industry and agriculture to, directly and indirectly, benefit a common man.
Listing different technologies developed during the last five years, the official source informed that PCRET has installed 155 small wind turbines in Sindh and Balochistan electrifying 1560 houses and installed 4016 biogas plants.
The council has established a 20 KW hybrid system including solar, MHP and wind in collaboration with China for research and training purposes.
