Floating Solar Photovoltaic as an ideal technology for distributed generation in developing countries: Pakistan Prospective.

Countries around the globe, in particular, South Asia, are facing both energy and water shortage. In South Asia countries like Pakistan and India, this shortage is mainly because of poor electricity dispatch due to a lack of transmission system, higher line losses, and saltish water with no filtration facility. Secondly, with the rising temperature over the past fifty years, the evaporation rate has also increased, leading to higher evaporation losses, especially during summer. This research focuses on the potential of floating photovoltaic technology in Pakistan on various types of water bodies that will encourage distributed generation and reduce evaporation. Over the years, this technology has picked up pace across the globe, especially in Asia, and will prove vastly viable as it helps reduce evaporation, clean energy production, and shrink GHG emissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]