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A meeting was held with the Focal Persons of all ministries on 28th December, 2022 on the solarization of public sector buildings. Chairing the meeting, CEO AEDB Mr Shah Jahan Mirza briefed the participants about the details of the initiative of the Government on solarization of public sector buildings. The mechanism being adopted for the solarization of public sector buildings and the timelines for different activities under the initiative were also presented to the participants.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting in Islamabad on 22nd December, 2022 regarding the promotion of solar energy in the country. The Prime Minister said necessary steps should be taken to promote the use of solar energy at the private level while maximum government buildings in the country should be converted to solar before the start of summer season. He said solarization should be done first in the buildings of the federal government in Islamabad capital territory and will be extended across the country later on.
The meeting was briefed that the federal cabinet has approved the framework for generating electricity from solar energy instead of expensive fuel.
AEDB is already working on development of a 600 MWp solar PV project at Muzaffargarh, Punjab for generation cheap electricity in substitution of expensive import fuel based generation. The competitive bidding process for the development of the said project will be initiated soon after the determination of benchmark tariff by NEPRA. AEDB has also been tasked to carry out the competitive bidding for solarization of public sector buildings on behalf of public sector entities. The competitive bidding process in this regard is planned to be initiated in early January, 2023.
The Government of Pakistan is encouraging local manufacturing of solar PV panels and allied equipment in Pakistan. In this regard, Engineering Development Board (EDB) arranged a consultative workshop on the draft “Solar PV Panels and Allied Equipment Manufacturing Policy 2022” on October 4, 2022 at Islamabad. Mr. Shah Jahan Mirza, CEO Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) fully supported the local production of solar equipment and highlighted the current status and future prospects of the ARE sector in Pakistan in his presentation at the workshop. Further he presented expected demand for solar installations in Pakistan in next ten years.
The Inter Solar Energy Meet (ISEM) conference was hosted by White Paper Summit on May 21, 2022 at the Lahore Expo Centre Auditorium. The conference featured an expansive line-up of stellar speakers, case studies, panel discussions, unique presentations providing access to a wealth of industry leading knowledge, sharing best practices and experiences, spotlighting trends, information exchange, insights, and outlooks with actionable takeaways.
Mr. Shah Jahan Mirza, Chief Executive Officer, Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) attended the conference as key note speaker. CEO, AEDB presented the current status of utility scale Alternative & Renewable Energy (ARE) projects developed in the country along with the status of Distributed Energy development including net-metering, B2B and Off-grid projects. He talked about the future ARE capacity addition Plans as per the Indicative Generation Expansion Plan (IGCEP) of Pakistan, he also talked about the consideration of replacement of expansive thermal energy with large utility scale solar PV projects, the most economical and clean energy solution.
11 March, 2022: Mr. Shah Jahan Mirza CEO AEDB visited the AEDB stall installed at Career Expo 2022 Pak China Friendship Center, Islamabad organized by Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.
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A meeting was held with the Focal Persons of all ministries on 28th December, 2022 on the solarization of public sector buildings. Chairing the
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting in Islamabad on 22nd December, 2022 regarding the promotion of solar energy in the country. The Prime Minister said necessary steps should be taken to
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On December 07, 2022 AEDB Celebrated the project completion ceremony of 100MW solar PV power project of Zhenfa Pakistan New Energy Company (Private) Limited (ZPNECPL) in District Layyah, P -
The Government of Pakistan is encouraging local manufacturing of solar PV panels and allied equipment in Pakistan. In this regard, Engineering Development Board (EDB) arranged a consultative workshop
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The Inter Solar Energy Meet (ISEM) conference was hosted by White Paper Summit on May 21, 2022 at the Lahore Expo Centre Auditorium. The conference featured an expansive line-up of stellar speakers, c
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11 March, 2022: Mr. Shah Jahan Mirza CEO AEDB visited the AEDB stall installed at Career Expo 2022 Pak China Friendship Center, Islamabad organized by Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Tr
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March 08, 2022: Study Visit of the Participants of 32nd PSMG (Public Sector Management and Governanc
A briefing session on working of Alternative Energy Development Board, its achievements and challenges was arranged, A team comprising 40 participants and 40 Faculty members visited Alternative Energy
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March 14, 2022: Joint meeting of CEO AEDB and MD NEECA with Danish mission headed by Mr. Ulrik Everbusch, Director for Global Collaboration, Ministry of Climate Change & Energy, Denmark.
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REAP’s 9th Intl. Expo and Conference 4-6 Mar’22, CEO AEDB visited the Stalls of PGREF and German Solar Network Academy. RE Manufacturing was theme of the event.
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The 56th AEDB Board Urgent Meeting was held at Power Division, Islamabad on 24th November, 2021 under the chairmanship of Mr. Ali Raza Bhutta, Secretary Power Division / Chairman AEDB. The mat
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The 55th AEDB Board Meeting was held at Power Division, Islamabad on 20th September, 2021 under the chairmanship of Mr. Ali Raza Bhutta, Secretary Power Division / Chairman AEDB. Several matte
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The 54th Board Meeting of the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) was held at Power Division, Islamabad on 28th June, 2021 under the chairmanship of Mr. Ali Raza Bhutta, Secretary Power Divi
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The 53rd AEDB Board Meeting was held at Power Division, Islamabad on 26th February, 2021 under the chairmanship of Mr. Ali Raza Bhutta, Secretary Power Division / Chairman AEDB. Several issu
