One of the major issues in
Pakistan is short fall of electricity commonly known as Load Shedding.
Electricity short fall means that state is unable to create enough power to
meet the state’s power needs. There are many sources for electricity production
these days and most recent and most talked about of them is a Solar Power Production.
The benefits of solar power is
that it is a renewable source and produces no harmful chemicals or radiations
that can hurt human health therefore solar power energy is also called as Clean
Energy. Also it does not require any fuel, just sunlight and it can be
installed in homes, offices and other buildings so that they can power up their
own facility without completely relying on Government.
The disadvantages of solar system
are high initial installation cost, also it provides second most expensive
electricity in Pakistan and is weather dependent.
While some claim it to be a
savior in energy crisis of Pakistan whereas others call it too much expensive. There
is a lot of misconception about solar energy. Some of the most frequently asked
question about Home Solar Power Projects in Pakistan are as follows:
Q: How
solar system works?
Answer: A photo-voltaic
(sensitive to light) cell captures sunlight and converts it into DC (Direct
Current) voltage and then converted into AC (Alternate Current) voltage using
an inverter. This AC voltage is then supplied to homes, offices and other
buildings.
Q: Does shady weather affects the performance of solar system?
Answer: The best optimal output of solar system is achieved when
the system is in direct sunlight, shady weather in certain cases could affect
the maximum output or in extremes cases could also become a big problem.
Q: Using solar system do we actually save money?
Answer: This completely depends on the usage of electricity in home
appliances on an average house a average solar system could be around 15-20%
saving of money annually.
Q: Cost of solar system in home project?
Answer: The selection of solar system for home depends upon certain
factors which are current, energy usage (kWh), direct sun light capturing roof
top, metering utility and some other factors, one of the biggest cost for any
solar system is its initial cost, some companies in Pakistan now-a-days are
providing financing options where you do not have to pay the upfront cost right
at the time.
Recent research on solar power
energy production has taken a complete new direction because Scientists are now
able to produce electricity from organic
solar cell. Organic solar cells basically use the Photosynthesis process of plants and use it to convert sunlight to
energy, but its commercialization is not anywhere in near future.
It is not feasible to say that
solar system is the only solution to Pakistan’s energy crisis, because like any
other production plant it also has some advantages and some disadvantages, its
selection either to install it or not, depends on the type of situation we are
dealing with. If we want to install a
power production plant near Ravi it would be better to install a hydro-electric
and in Thar Desert is would be better if power plant operates on Solar Energy.
In home this selection can be done by calculating current bills and bills after
adding installation (once) and operation of solar system (annually) if
calculation show feasible results it can be applied.
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