MNS UET university campus, Multan

A team of AEDB (Alternative Energy Development Board of Pakistan), WBG (World Bank Group) and the solar vendor consortium for the ESMAP Pakistan Solar Resource Mapping Project visited the campus of M. Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology (MNS UET) in Multan on June 06, 2014. The goal was to evaluate if the location is suitable for the installation of a solar ground measurement station in the framework of the project. The site that has been examined is on the rooftop of a campus building.The site is recommended for the installation of a Tier 1 or 2 meteorological station (CSP Services MHP/MDI automatic weather station). Shading of sensors is negligible, physical conditions for installation are comfortable and maintenance personnel is available among MNS UET scientific staff. The local stakeholder expressed his interest and willingness to facilitate a meteorological station at his premises.