Germany and Pakistan take their cooperation in renewable energy to a new level: High Profile German Delegation inaugurates the Pakistan German Renewable Energy Forum (PGREF)
Al-Bab Report
LAHORE – 26th May, 2016: A high profiled German delegation led by the Head of Division Afghanistan/Pakistan of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Dr. Stefan Oswald, visited the secretariat of the Pakistan German Renewable Energy Forum (PGREF) to meet with the Government of the Punjab, Department of Energy representatives. Dr. Oswald inaugurated the first secretariat of PGREF at the premises of the Department of Energy.
The PGREF is a cooperation initiative between the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Federal Republic of Germany supported by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development (BMZ) to create a network between their respective industries, public sectors and innovation networks in the Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) field.
Dr. Asad Rehman Gilani, Secretary Energy, Government of the Punjab in his initial statements welcomed the delegates and gave an introduction to the PGREF along with upcoming goals and activities. In addition, topics such as energy efficiency and renewable energy in Pakistan were discussed. The German Government has been supporting the energy sector in Pakistan through GIZ’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency project (REEE) since 2005.
With the aim to reducing the power shortage in Pakistan and moving towards an optimal energy mix by incorporating more renewable energy sources, the PGREF intends to promote cooperation and knowledge transfer in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency in Pakistan.
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