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ISLAMABAD: It was vital to balance the country’s energy mix to provide affordable electricity to consumers, and renewable energy has a critical role to play in meeting growing energy needs of the country. This was stated by Federal Minister for Water and Power/Chairman AEDB Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in his opening remarks at the 18th AEDB board meeting held here on Friday. Renewable energy technologies would be an essential element in the country’s energy future by making major contributions to the diversity and security of energy supply and to economic development, he emphasized. “Pakistan has a vast array of renewable energy sources. We are turning that into a reality with a progressive and distinct approach to make renewables a driver of sustainable economic growth,” Ashraf said. “It is vital we maximize Pakistan’s natural resources to help in the fight against climate change and reduce our reliance on volatile foreign fossil fuel,” he added. Ashraf reiterated government’s commitment to end load-shedding in the country by December 31, 2009. He disclosed that two Independent Power Producers with a combined production capacity of 450MW have started test operations. The minister said ending load-shedding was not the ultimate goal of the government rather it was making all-out efforts to provide affordable, clean and environment friendly energy to people. He said that the AEDB board now has a greater responsibility to help develop all available alternative energy resources in Pakistan. Now they are moving fast. The government would provide support to public and private sectors organizations for the development of alternative energy in the country. The board was informed that AEDB has been assigned by the ECC of the Federal Cabinet to implement the National Biodiesel programme. Several private sector organizations have shown interest in bio-diesel production and have sought land for plantations. Bio-diesel can be extracted from sunflower, canola, mustard, rape seed, soy-bean, pongame (Sukh-Chaien), castor seed and Jatropha. AEDB has already started collaboration with PSO and has facilitated it in establishing its Jatropha nursery and production of bio-diesel on small scale. A bio-diesel advisory committee has been constituted to steer the national programme. A national seminar on bio-diesel is being held in Islamabad on July 4, 2009 to discuss various issues related to implementation of the programme. The recommendations of the seminar would be used in developing the policy and regulatory framework for biodiesel, the meeting was informed. The board meeting was attended by Federal Secretary Water and Power Shahid Rafi, CEO AEDB Arif Alauddin, Javed Ali Khan, Arshad Mehmood Malik, Hilal A Raza, AVM Tariq Mateen, Mansoor Elahi and Dr Atta M Panhwar.

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