KARACHI – China and Pakistan�s partnership in renewables will be veryhelpful in fast conversion to green energy as latter has huge potential andcan benefit a lot from technology and expertise of China.
More Chinese companies are ready to operate here in energy sector,mainly in renewables, if Pakistan further fine tunes investment policyand incentives.
Chinese Consul General in Karachi Li Bijian, while speaking as thechief guest at a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony here, hesaid for achieving sustained development goals (SDGs) China had madehuge progress in green energy as this was future of the world. China had largest renewable energy resources and cutting-edgeequipment and machinery. Pakistan was also making every possibleeffort for conversion to green energy. It had big potential ofrenewable energy with Sindh�s better position in solar.
The memorandum of understanding was signed between Chinese SolarEnergy Zonergy Company Limited-Pakistan and Altamash General Hospital,Karachi to install 351 KV solar energy plants to feed Altamash�s threehealth facilities in the city; with expected completion period ofthree months. AGH�s Director Dr. Emad Altamash and CEO of Zonergy Company Limited(Pakistan) Xu Hong Chang signed the agreement, which was witnessed byChairman of Altamash Group, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Altamash, Chairpersonof AGH, Dr. Shahina Altamash and Chinese Consul General in Karachi, LiBijian.
Chinese Consul General said, �I am very impressed by the quality andquantum of medical equipment at Altamash General Hospital.� He acknowledged Altamash�s health services to the humanity,especially to low income group people. Today, he said, Altamash Grouphad taken a step forward for conversion to renewable energy.
Being the fastest and tested friends, and big partners in varioussocial and economic sectors, under CPEC China and Pakistan were alsoincreasing their cooperation and partnership in energy sectorespecially in renewables, which was the only future solution. For last couple of decades, the two countries had been workingtogether in energy sector i.e. solar, wind and coal power generation.
�My government is committed for renewables,� he reaffirmed. He described Zonergy as one of leading solar energy companies ofChina and appreciated the company�s contribution in promoting greenenergy. During a media chat there, Chinese diplomat congratulatedPakistanis on celebrating their �Pakistan Resolution Day � andsuccessfully holding great event of two-day OIC Foreign Ministers�Conference in Islamabad.
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�We are following the conference very closely, which concluded with ahistoric declaration�, he said adding that for the first time ChineseForeign Minister was invited as the Special Guest to attend OICConference. This showed China�s strengthening relations and increasingcooperation with the Muslim countries.
Li Bijian said Pakistan was a great country created under the leadership ofQuaid-e-Azam Day Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The people of Pakistan had honorof tremendous achievements on social and economic fronts. Pakistan wasthe leader of Islamic countries. China and Pakistan stood together and had to resolve many socialand economic issues for the good of both the peoples, for the regionas a whole. �We can play a big role in peace and economic development,� he reassured.
Chairman of Altamash Group, Dr. Muhammad Altamash said that the groupwas devotedly working for long to provide better and less expensivehealth cover to the people of Pakistan, mainly of Karachi. Today�s MoU signing with Chinese solar company was just a departurefrom traditional sources of energy and a move towards green energy, hecommented. More such projects were expected in future, he said.
Chief Executive Officer of Zonergy Company Limited (Pakistan), Xu HongChang said that his company was successfully operating in Pakistansince 2013, with solar energy projects in different areas includingBahawlpur and Karachi. So far, 400 MW capacity projects were completedand more were in pipeline. And, total investment of the company inPakistan figured $ 500 million. It had 200 employees, of them 195 werePakistanis. He was happy to operate in Pakistan as solar energy generationresults here were excellent.
