Canadian firm switches Sulaimani to solar energy

A Canadian company is in the Kurdistan Region to work on two projects using solar panels to generate electricity for the province of Sulaimani. The projects aim to initially light up the main streets in the city and then, if successful, be used to supply electricity to schools, hospitals, mosques, and government buildings. “The devices will turn on and off automatically and they come with a three-year warranty,” Shan Abdullah, a shareholder in Sunlid Solar, told Rudaw. “They have the capacity of 750 watts to produce lighting. We are waiting for the approval of the government so that we start our projects.” The Kurdistan Region suffers from regular power-cuts and residents rely on private generators to complement the average eight hours per day of electricity that the government provides.