Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has donated Rs 15.5 million for providing solar power modules (SPMs) to meet the much-needed electricity requirements of 500 households in District Awaran, Balochistan. To this end, a two-day hands-on- training programme was organized for village-based focal persons from District Awaran between January 22 and 23 at a local hotel in Karachi to operate, maintain and repair the SPMs.

General Manager Corporate Services PPL Furqan Uddin Sheikh distributed certificates among participants in the presence of the implementing partner Sindh Radiant Organization (SRO)'s Chief Executive Officer Ghulam Hussain Khwaja and officials from both organizations. PPL's donation covers purchase and distribution of 500 SPMs, including three LED lamps, a DC fan and a solar panel each, in 24 villages of tehsil Awaran and Mushkai, District Awaran besides training of focal persons. -PR

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