ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing severe shortage of energy which is why there is a need to formulate a viable mechanism so it can rely on clean energy, Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman said on Tuesday.
“Coal and carbon intensive generation plants dominate the country’s power grid and moving away from them is the only option we have if we want a sustainable future, without compromising on the country’s financial and economic integrity,” Ms Rehman said while presiding over an inter-ministerial meeting held to discuss clean energy transition with Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Yong Ye.
The minister outlined the need to generate both resources and mechanisms for a just energy transition that should be replicable and scalable to Pakistan, adding that it was essential both for public consumption and climate commitments, as well as in reducing reliance on…