Solar resource mapping in Pakistan : site evaluation report - Quetta

A member of the solar vendor consortium for the energy sector management assistance program (ESMAP) Pakistan solar resource mapping project visited the Baluchistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) in Quetta with the aim of evaluating if the location is suitable for the installation of a solar ground measurement station. A site on a hostel building of the university has been examined on the campus. The site was recommended for the installation of a tier two meteorological station. It replaced the formerly selected site of the Pakistan Meteorological Department Office at Quetta, where installation of the station proved to be unfeasible. The report presents the following: executive summary; procedure and tasks of the site visit; site visit results; and conclusion.