**2.7. Solar**

Solar has not been utilized fully as energy sources even though the country being one of the solar belts, that is being a county with 2800-3500 hours of sunshine per year and a global radiation of 4-7 kWh/m2 per day. Despite the huge solar potential, solar energy has predom‐ inately been used only for drying process. In the recent years solar PV technology has been promoted as an energy solution especially in rural areas where there is no access to the na‐ tional grid. It is anticipated that in the near future, solar as a source of energy will play a great role in rural electrification.
