Punjab Solar Panel Scheme
Finally, after a long wait, the time has arrived for which everyone was impatiently waiting, because the registration of the Punjab Solar Panel Scheme has been formally started by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif. Under the solar panel scheme, 1 lakh poor and deserving families from Punjab will be able to get a free solar system. Out of which, 52,019 users who consume 100 units per month will be given a free 550-watt solar system, and similarly, a 1100-watt solar system will be given free to the users who consume up to 200 units of electricity per month. So, if you also belong to the province of Punjab and you were impatiently waiting for the registration of this scheme to start, now your waiting hours are over.
In this article, you are being provided with the eligibility criteria and the complete registration procedure set by the Punjab government to benefit from this scheme. You can complete your registration online or through SMS at home using your mobile phone by following the procedure mentioned in this article.
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Eligibility Criteria
The following household users will be eligible:
- 50 units (lifeline)
- 51-100 units (lifeline)
- 0-100 units (protected)
- 0-100 units (non-protected)
- 101-200 units (protected)
- 101-200 units (unprotected)
Note that the eligibility of domestic consumers will be based on the bills for the month of June 2024. A consumer having sanctioned load up to 2 KW will be eligible.
Ineligible users
The following customers belonging to Punjab are not eligible for this scheme:
- Consumers who are or have been involved in power theft
- Customers with defective meters
- Consumers who have more than one electricity meter in their house
- Or customers who are in the default category due to late payment of bills more than three times in the last 12 months.
How to Complete Registration in Punjab Solar Panel Scheme
If you also meet all the eligibility criteria mentioned above, then let me tell you that you can complete your registration process at home by choosing any of the two methods provided by the Punjab government. For your guidance, I am describing both the procedures here with complete details, so if you don’t have complete knowledge about the registration procedure, then you can complete the registration process after understanding these procedures.
اگر آپ اہلیت کے اوپر بیان کردہ تمام معیارات پر بھی پورا اترتے ہیں تو میں آپ کو بتاتا چلوں کہ آپ پنجاب حکومت کی طرف سے فراہم کردہ دو طریقوں میں سے کسی ایک کا انتخاب کر کے گھر بیٹھے اپنی رجسٹریشن کا عمل مکمل کر سکتے ہیں۔ آپ کی رہنمائی کے لیے، میں یہاں دونوں طریقہ کار کو مکمل تفصیلات کے ساتھ بیان کر رہا ہوں، لہذا اگر آپ کو رجسٹریشن کے طریقہ کار کے بارے میں مکمل معلومات نہیں ہیں، تو آپ ان طریقہ کار کو سمجھنے کے بعد رجسٹریشن کا عمل مکمل کر سکتے ہیں۔
Registration through web portal
If you wish to complete your registration through the online web portal at home, you need to follow the following steps.
- First, open any browser on your mobile device or computer and go to https://cmsolarscheme.punjab.gov.pk/
- Click the Register button to open the registration page.
- Enter the following information inside the registration form.
- Name
- Email Address
- Phone number
- Identity Card No
- Password
- Password confirmation
- Captcha code
- After entering all the details correctly, click on the registered button to proceed.
As soon as you click on the register button, a confirmation SMS will be sent to your email address. - Open the email box and verify your account.
- As soon as you confirm your email, you will be redirected to the sign-in page.
- Log inn here by entering your email and password.
- After login you will be presented withthe Billl Reference Number Entry page.
- Enter your electricity bill reference number correctly, and click on the check button to proceed.
- As soon as you click on the up-check button, the system will display all the information about the up-bill to you.
- Confirm that the information shown to you is correct.
- Then carefully review the information displayed on the screen.
- Check the box to accept all covenant terms.
- Click the submit button to finalize your application.
- And so your registration process will be completed.
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Registration through SMS
If you don’t know how to use the internet or you don’t have internet access, then you don’t need to worry. The Punjab Government has provided the facility to complete the registration through SMS for such users. Those users who want to complete the registration through SMS can complete their registration by sending an SMS to 8800 by writing “Reference-No <space> CNIC” from the mobile phone number registered in their name.
Conclusion
Finally, after a long wait, the online registration of the Punjab Solar Panel Scheme has been started by the Punjab Government. Under this scheme, the Punjab government will provide free solar systems to 1 lakh poor and deserving families within the next year. If you also belong to Punjab and fulfill all the eligibility criteria, then complete your registration process by following the procedure given in this article. Remember that the registration process can be completed till January 5, 2025.