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The biggest challenge for the coming centuries is the generation of power from fossil fuels. Thus, the world has been inclined towards the use of renewable resources. The idea of the generation of electric energy from solar energy using photovoltaic panels has increasing importance. But the frequent change in the positions of the sun with respect to Earth is responsible for the loss of huge amounts of energy. Thus, it is necessary that the panel should continuously track the positions of the sun and thus it gives rise to the idea of sun-tracking solar panel systems. Sun-tracking solar panels will increase the panel's efficiency as it will be able to adjust its orientation with respect to the sun's position. This paper presents the entire process of designing such panels, the working, and other aspects of the system. The tracking system designed using Arduino Nano uses LDR sensors to detect the intensity of sunlight. The servo motor is used for rotating the panel. Thus , once set in the east direction, the single-axis panels change its orientation towards the west direction depending upon the sun's position.