Small hydropower transforms lives in Pakistan’s mountains
Article Author: Small hydropower transforms lives in Pakistan’s mountains
Media Source: Thethirdpole.net (India)
Date: 2 August 2018
In a country ridden by electricity shortages, some of the most remote villages in the Hindu Kush Himalayas now enjoy a steady flow, at least during the summer months. In Pakistan, the micro hydroelectric plants have been led and popularised by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) and the Sarhad Rural Support Programm
In a country ridden by electricity shortages, some of the most remote villages in the Hindu Kush Himalayas now enjoy a steady flow, at least during the summer months. In Pakistan, the micro hydroelectric plants have been led and popularised by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) and the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), both of whom have been recipients of the Ashden international award for their work in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Pakistan’s Kashmir region.