“In recent years Renewable Energy  become one of SRSP largest portfolios”

In early 2000s SRSP, based on learning from local and regional experiences, initiated two micro hydro projects in union council Koh and Ayun, District Chitral. These MHPs, using locally manufactured technology, produced 80KW clean and renewable energy to benefit at least 1,000 rural poor. Initiation of these two proto-type MHPs as a ‘starting step’ was indeed a ‘giant leap’ in future.

SRSP has built over 332 Microhydro units in the mountainous region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, supplying off-grid communities with cheap, environmental friendly and uninterrupted power supply. So far 28 Megawatt electricity is generated and is supporting over a population of 900,000 people. These projects have played an important role in improving health facilities, studying and have generated economic growth, witnessed by the rise of enterprises, hotel industry and flour mills and a multitude of new business startups.They have also led to reduction in Fossil Fuel usage and relieving pressure on precious forest areas.

SRSP contribution in renewable energy has not only been acknowledged by Donor agencies, but also by leading International organizations like ASHDEN which awarded its most prestigious award to to SRSP in 2015. SRSP Microhydro initiatives have also been inducted into GNESD Energy Access Knowledge Base