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Islamabad May 5, 2021 Islamabad : Despite Covid-19 posing numerous challenges, it has created an opportunity for Pakistan to respond to threats emanating from climate change, said Special Advisor to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam. Mr Amin was delivering his keynote address at the roundtable webinar on ‘Debt swaps for green recovery: opportunities, challenges and way forward for Pakistan,’ organised here by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). Mr Amin said that during the time of pandemic, Pakistan initiated green stimulus programme which is focused on green employment and saving the nature. As the country is inclined towards clean green initiatives, this government is focusing on financing this transition through various mechanisms, he said adding that in the eco-system restoration fund $120 million from World Bank is being utilised for eco-system restoration. He said the objective is creation of estimated 100,000 green jobs bas ....
‘Structural changes in tariff expected to make energy expensive’ Islamabad April 2, 2021 Islamabad : Chairperson National Electric Power Regulatory Authority Tauseef H Farooqui has said that the government is vying to increase hydropower projects under the umbrella of renewable energy from 3.5 per cent to 30%. Mr Farooqui was speaking at a webinar on ‘Impact of Covid-19 on energy sector of Pakistan: opportunities and challenges,’ organised by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here Wednesday. Mr Farooqui predicted that the target is increasing the share of renewable energy in the country to 60% in the next 10 years. He briefed the participants that the pandemic affected investment in the energy sector globally from 20-30% and in renewable energy sector by 15%. He observed that there have been several challenges on the demand side as commercial activities were ceased for a while leaving a bad impact on the economy. Thus, the government pro ....
Experts stress need for green energy NEPRA chief highlights plan to increase renewable energy share to 60% The pandemic has provided an opportunity to reassess and come up with a comprehensive framework for fuel pricing and cost mitigation. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The government is planning to increase the number of hydroelectric power projects in order to take the share of renewable energy to higher levels, said National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Chairman Tauseef H Farooqui. Sharing his views at a webinar titled “Impact of Covid on Energy Sector of Pakistan: Opportunities and Challenges”, organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Farooqui stressed that the target was to increase the share of renewable energy in the country to 60% over the next 10 years. ....
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