ISLAMABAD – Pakistan government makes important decision over the firstever National Electric Vehicle Policy.
The government wants to implement the National Electric Vehicle Policy(NEVP) by next month despite the reservations of the auto industry. Today,the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) has called for an inter-ministerialmeeting to discuss the policy, which had been approved by the federalcabinet in November.
The MoCC has told the relevant departments and ministries that the “NEVPneeds to be operational by January 2020 by validation of incentive packagesthrough the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC).”
The early implementation of NEVP had been announced by PM Imran Khan in abid to reduce the menace of smog. The ministry added that the policyincludes the formation of an inter-ministerial committee that will havemembers from federal line ministries, provinces, private sector, andacademia.
They will oversee the complete EV value chain to ensure a smoothintroduction and coordination towards manufacturing electric vehicles. Theywill also monitor the standardization, regulation, and compliance ofinfrastructure.
On the other hand, Abdul Waheed Khan, Director General, Pakistan AutomotiveManufacturers Association (PAMA) has told the media that, “We have not beeninvited in the inter-ministerial meeting on Thursday.”
He added that on 4th Nov, reports abounded that the NEVP will be discussedduring the federal cabinet meeting that was to take place the next day.Interestingly, the MoCC had drafted the NEVP before taking into account allstakeholders’ opinions.