{"id":12722,"date":"2025-07-06T00:04:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T00:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=12722"},"modified":"2025-07-06T00:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T00:04:05","slug":"solar-shift-key-to-economic-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=12722","title":{"rendered":"Solar shift key to economic gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Convener of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional Committee on Food, Shahid Imran, said Pakistan stands to gain substantial environmental and economic benefits from a nationwide shift to solar energy.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to a delegation of industrialists led by Zia Ur Rehman, he emphasised that with over 300 sunny days a year, Pakistan has immense potential to harness solar power on a large scale. &#8220;Transitioning to solar energy will significantly reduce our reliance on expensive imported fossil fuels, easing the burden on the national exchequer and helping narrow the trade deficit,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that solar power offers a sustainable solution to Pakistan&#8217;s chronic energy shortages, ensuring reliable electricity supply for households, businesses, and industries. He also noted that a strong solar strategy could uplift rural communities through off-grid solutions that support agriculture and improve living standards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the right policy framework, financial incentives, and public-private partnerships, Pakistan can build a more resilient and sustainable energy economy,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Convener of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional Committee on Food, Shahid Imran, said Pakistan stands to gain substantial environmental and economic benefits from a nationwide shift to solar energy. Speaking to a delegation of industrialists led by Zia Ur Rehman, he emphasised that with over 300 sunny days a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12722\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}