{"id":256770,"date":"2022-04-23T02:49:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T21:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=256770"},"modified":"2022-04-23T02:49:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T21:49:06","slug":"us-pakistan-expand-green-energy-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/us-pakistan-expand-green-energy-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Pakistan expand green energy cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nThe United States looks forward to advancing its partnership with Pakistan to build a clean, efficient, and reliable electricity generation sector, laying a foundation for sustainable and inclusive growth.<br \/>\nUSAID Mission Director Julie A Koenen said this while addressing a ceremony as the United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is partnering with the Pakistani government to launch a $23.5 million, four-year power sector improvement project to address climate change and increase the share of green energy in Pakistan\u2019s energy mix.<br \/>\nThrough technical assistance to the government and private sector, the project will also improve the management and operations of power transmission and distribution systems, increasing the financial viability, reliability, and affordability of Pakistan\u2019s power system.<br \/>\n\u201cThrough this new initiative, USAID will partner with the Government of Pakistan to support the transition to a truly competitive wholesale power market. This will increase private sector participation in an open and transparent manner and support our shared energy reform goals,\u201d Julie A Koenen added.<br \/>\nManaging Director of the Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) Shah Jahan Mirza praised USAID for its strong partnership, innovation, and sustained cooperation in supporting Pakistan\u2019s transition to clean energy. He said he looks forward to continuing the partnership to improve Pakistan\u2019s power sector performance.<br \/>\nOver the last 75 years, the US-Pakistan partnership has improved Pakistani lives by building dams and transmission lines, responding to humanitarian emergencies, and combating shared challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and water vulnerabilities.<br \/>\nTo expand Pakistan\u2019s energy supply, the United States and Pakistan have built three dams\u2013 Gomal Zam dam in South Waziristan, Satpara dam in Gilgit Baltistan, and Golen Gol dam in Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, adding 143 megawatts of electricity to the national grid \u2013 and together have rehabilitated the Mangla and Tarbela dams and three thermal power plants, and connected more than 860 megawatts of commercially-funded wind and solar projects to the national grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD The United States looks forward to advancing its partnership with Pakistan to build a clean, efficient, and reliable electricity generation sector, laying a foundation for sustainable and inclusive growth. 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