UNOPS provides electricity for 135000 schoolchildren in KP – MENAFN.COM

UNOPS provides electricity for 135000 schoolchildren in KP – MENAFN.COM

(MENAFN - Tribal News Network) PESHAWAR: The UNOPS Pakistan has installed solar power plants in 1, 240 schools in the seven southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in cooperation with the Elementary and Secondary Education Department, and co-funded by the Saudi Fund for Development and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The project created a conducive learning environment by giving schoolchildren in primary and middle schools access to functioning lights and fans in their classrooms to increase comfort and reduce health issues related to extreme heat. By giving schools access to clean, renewable and free electricity, the project will prevent 2, 250 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year and save operating costs for the Education Department, says a press release. In KP, where the temperatures rise up to 50 degrees centigrade in summer, overheated and dark classrooms prevent students from focusing and create health issues, contributing to lower achievements and higher dropout rates. Against this backdrop, the UNOPS Pakistan successfully implemented the Solar Schools Project to help provide universal access to primary and middle education for 135, 000 school children, in particular girls, in disadvantaged districts. Implemented between February 2018 and July 2021, the Solar Schools Project improved the