Free Solar Scheme
Now the government is giving free solar systems to every poor family on every identity card. There is no fraud in this program being run by the government. It is absolutely true. Some people, due to negligence and some people deliberately, deprive themselves of such assistance programs by making assumptions that no one will get it or we are not eligible for it.
How can you get your identity card registered, how can you get a free solar system from the government and how many free solar panels will be available to a family or an identity card? we will also tell you about it and more than that, we will also share with you a very important update: who is going to get this free solar system. Many people do not even know about this assistance program that is running, for whom it is running or how to apply for it. What are the conditions for this, what is the procedure? We are going to share everything with you in detail, through which you will be able to do all your work, you will be able to run all the appliances, you will be able to run all the devices that you are running on electricity or that you did not have before, which needed power, then you will be able to run all such things on this solar system and of course it will make your life easier and since it is a free system, then it is only a benefit for you.
Eligibility Criteria:
Electricity Consumption:
Households with a monthly electricity usage of up to 200 units, based on June 2024 bills, are eligible.
Sanctioned Load:
Eligible consumers must have a sanctioned load of up to 2 kW.
Exclusions:
Households involved in electricity theft, with defective meters, multiple meters at a single residence, or payment defaults (more than three late payments in 12 months) are not eligible.
Application Process:
Online Registration:
Visit the official portal at cmsolarscheme.punjab.gov.pk to apply.
SMS Registration:
Send your electricity bill reference number and CNIC to 8800.
Registration Deadline:
The last date for registration was January 10, 2025.
Free Solar Scheme Online Apply
The great news is that now you can apply it sitting at home, very easily, without any problem and you will immediately know whether your application has been completed or not. Along with this, let us also tell you that this solar system will not just be handed over to you with just plates, but it will have a complete connection with it, along with an inverter, which will provide output to run all your things, and along with this, its complete wiring will also be done by the allocated company. The complete installation will be done by the government. Rest assured that this is a program that can make your life easier, because the solar system worth three to four lakh rupees is being provided to you by the government, so are there any other objectives behind it? What is the purpose of this?
The purpose is that on the one hand, the public will get rid of expensive electricity bills and along with this, there will be a significant reduction in inflation. People whose homes will have this system installed will be free from electricity costs and their financial situation will also be improved. We will also share the complete registration procedure with you. Before that, let us share some more initial information with you. Provincial Chief Minister Bukhari has announced the good news that one lakh solar panels will be distributed through the free solar program in 2025. The cost of the project for one lakh solar panels is Rs. 10 billion. This Rs. 10 billion program is being launched for all the people. All the people should actively register and contribute in it. Only after that can your name be included in the draw by meeting the eligibility criteria. Uzma Bukhari further said that solar panels will be given to those who use up to 200 units and those who use up to 100 units of electricity will be given a 550-watt solar system, while those who use up to 101 units will be given a 550-watt solar system. 1100 watt solar panels will be provided to those using 200 units and while explaining the registration procedure for getting a free solar system, he said that the public can register their CNIC number at home and there is also a procedure for this, only after following it will their registration be successful. He further said that a plan has also been started for solarization of tube wells and 8,000 tube wells will be converted to solar.
8800 Online Registration
There are two methods of registration and both of them are going to tell you. So all those who want to register for the free solar panel scheme should take their electricity bill and look at the reference number given on the electricity bill and send it to 8800 by sending it through a message along with the ID card. The procedure for this is that first of all you will go to the write message option of your mobile. First of all, you will go to the write message option and first of all you will write the reference number of your bill and after that you will write your ID card number. After writing this, you have to send this message to 8800 using your personal SIM. Remember that the ID card with which you are registering for the free solar system should have a meter in its name, the bill should be issued in its name and the procedure for registering the same bill that has been told to you should be done with the same SIM whose name you have registered. Remember that for registration, you must have a balance of three to four rupees. Similarly, let us tell you that the government has also issued an online application procedure for registration in this scheme, which you can do sitting at home. It is very easy.
The link to the online portal that has been issued for this has been provided in the description box. After opening it, an interface will be shown in front of you where you will enter all your information, in which you have to write your name as written on the identity card correctly, write the number of the registered SIM in your name, and along with this, you have to write your identity card number, write your Gmail, create a good password of eight digits, which should also use letters, special characters and digits, after which you will register. After registering, a verification code will be sent to the Gmail you went to for this purpose or you will get a verification through which you can verify your mail.
They will be able to verify. After verifying, you will go to the same portal again, the link of which has been given to you in the description box. There, you will be able to log in by clicking on the login option and entering your ID card number and your created password. After logging in, another box will be shown in front of you, on which you will write your ID and bill reference number and after that you will verify. Some of your details will also be shown there and along with this, you will be confirmed there whether you are eligible for this scheme or not. You will be confirmed in this regard. Further, if you send a message to 8800, you will be immediately told from there that your application has been received. So after registering, you will have to wait more because the date for the draw is going to be announced very soon.