Less than 4% of the electricity is currently generated by renewable sources in Pakistan

The country aims to expand its clean energy capacity to make up around 20% of its total electricity mix

The facilities first unit is now being prepared to enter operation

The scheme aims to help reduce the effects of climate change by absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide

That’s based on projects that have been announced and those currently waiting to be granted permission

Around 100 fuel stations are to be set up by 2020

Around 40 million people are said to have no access to grid electricity in the country

A framework agreement for a proposed electricity interconnector between Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan (TAP) has been signed. The TAP Power Interconnection Project aims to pave the way for the delivery of long term power supply, supporting Afghanistan’s energy needs and enabling power trade and exchange between the three countries. The project will include the construction […]

Three companies have been debarred for engaging in collusive practices when bidding for contracts under a power project financed by the World Bank in Pakistan. Lahore-based Pak Elektron Limited (PEL), its affiliates PEL Marketing Limited and Kohinoor Power Company Limited and Abdul Waheed Butt are ineligible to participate in World Bank-financed projects for 33 months. […]

The UK is funding solar panels for primary schools in a province in Pakistan. The Department for International Development (DFID) and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) are providing £6.5 million for around 2,000 government schools in seven districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Lack of basic facilities in government schools in Pakistan is said to […]