The Ministry of Infrastructure aims to provide electricity to all the rural areas in the country by the end of this year.
Minister Parveen Bala has revealed in Parliament that the Ministry has set aside more than $20 million for the implementation of the grid electrification and small grid extension to rural homes.
Bala says they will also install a total of 500 solar home system amounting to around $3.9 million.
Bala adds in some areas the existing solar home system will be upgraded.
Work is expected to start in the first quarter of this year.
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