DLP Report
PESHAWAR
The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA) has organized a one-day seminar on Energy Efficiency and Conservation at Iqra University Islamabad.
The purpose of the seminar was to raise awareness among University students regarding Energy Efficiency and Conservation, while informing them how they can play their role in making Pakistan Energy Efficient by switching to energy-efficient appliances and introducing those in their social circle and daily life.
The seminar was followed by distinct speakers from the energy sector, including the Managing Director NEECA; Head of Policy Research Unit; Technical Head; and Assistant Professor S3H NUST, as well as technical and policy experts, along with professors from academia. All speakers highlighted the importance of Energy Efficiency and Conservation, in addition to its relation with policy, innovation and climate change mitigation.
MD NEECA Dr. Sardar Mohazzam; highlighted that NEECA has been provided with a mandate to preserve energy in five major sectors of the economy, including industry, buildings, transport, power, and agriculture. He emphasized that there is a need to build interest amongst the people of Pakistan including youth, to conserve energy in their houses and convince their families to do the same.
Assistant Professor S3H NUST Mr. Faisal Jamil, further said that there is a strong need to change people’s behaviors toward Energy consumption. Using fossil fuel to overcome the energy crisis would affect our environment in the shape of Climate Change. In addition, he suggested that we should reduce the unnecessary consumption of energy in everyday use.
Head of Policy Research Unit, NEECA Mr. Sabieh Haider, also mentioned that NEECAs Policy intends to jointly work together with other energy-related organizations to make Pakistan energy efficient. He also said that we have included five major sectors in our domain because these are the most energy-consuming sectors and we can easily conserve and make Pakistan efficient by reducing the energy consumption in these sectors.
The National Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (NEECA) is an Authority established under the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) and serves as a federal focal agency mandated for initiating, catalyzing and coordinating all Energy Conservation activities in different sectors of the economy. NEECA is the process of revising national energy efficiency and conservation policy; and revitalizing energy measures in the country.
