Telenor Pakistan Completes 50 Solar-powered Cell Sites

[Hyde]

Telenor Pakistan Completes 50 Solar-powered Cell Sites​

*Telenor Pakistan says that it has become the country's first mobile operator to complete the largest solar-powered telecommunication network to be established in Universal Service Fund-assisted areas.

Of the 50 solar-powered cell sites established, 47 are in the USF-assisted areas of Mirpur Khas and Bahawalpur. The sites are providing telecommunication services to nearly 1.63 million people who previously lacked any such access. The other three sites are in Islamabad and Khyber-Pukhtoonkhwa.

The solar-powered cell sites are an outcome of Telenor Pakistan's Green Energy Project.

Khalid Shehzad, Chief Technology Officer, Telenor Pakistan commenting on the achievement said: "We are delighted to have created the largest solar-powered cell network in the USF-assisted areas of Mirpur Khas and Bahawalpur. With the deployment of solar-powered cell sites our aim is to provide environment-friendly telecommunication services even in the remotest areas of Pakistan. By doing so we are reducing power demands on the national grid and also helping to reduce carbon emissions. Alternative energy solutions are the way forward and we will continue to explore greener, more environment friendly solutions for our business."

USF is a government fund set up with the aim to provide basic data and telephony services to the unserved and underserved areas of the country.

Solar energy is one of the salient features of Telenor Pakistan's Green Energy Project that will help in preventing emission on average of 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide per site per year.

 

[RescueRanger]

Excellent, i love this company. Here is a bit of related news from Telenor.

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[Hyde]

I love Telenor because its a company of Norway!!!

 

[Patriot]

Telenor is best cellphone service provider IMHO.They offer excellent services.

 

[somebozo]

Now they are liberated from load shedding while providing communication services to deprived rurual areas. Good job Telenor.

 

[Mogambo]

Good for Pakistan.

They also has a Indian Sanjiv Ahuja as their board of director.

Two New Telenor ASA Board Members - News and Media - Telenor Group

And TCS, a Tata group company provides and maintain IT services to Telenor across the globe.

http://www.stockwatch.in/tcs-and-telenor-norway-sign-multiple-year-contract-27130

 

[Sparten80]

This is great news and will help encourage the Solar power industry in Pakistan.

Pakistan has lots sun, something im sure, we all know

While the initial technology and cost is alot, Pakistan should invest in this vital and crucial industry as it will definately pay its dividends in the long term and is in line with Pakistan's stated manifesto of diversifying its energy sources as well as with global trends on the matter.

Kuddo's to Telenor for accomplishing such a wonderful feat in Pakistan. Keep up the good work and I hope they continue with such innovative ideas in Pakistan in the future as well.

 

[sujiro]

Creating cell sites out of Solar Power Queensland made it to measure how powerful solar systems is. As long as it is used in proper and good way. It will be worth to used.

 

[Xracer]

keep it up folks

 

[aks18]

telenor is largest network regarding coverage and second largest network in number of users after mobilink .