KCCI to hold energy competition

Winning team, institution to receive cash prizes.

KARACHI:

The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) is planning to hold a nationwide competition for projects on how to deal with the energy crisis. Cash awards will be given to students as well as institutions for the most feasible projects, according to KCCI President Muhammad Saeed Shafiq.

Addressing a meeting organised by Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) in collaboration with KCCI to review progress of industrial interaction, Shafiq said, “Time has come to work on alternate energy projects to solve the energy crisis. The crisis is a serious challenge for the nation and needs to be solved on an emergency basis for the sake of economic growth and development in the country.”

He urged more efforts to discover resources to cope with the increasing energy demand. SSUET and KCCI have joined hands to strengthen the collaboration in order to lay foundation for industrial interaction by involving academia of the university and marketers of the chamber.

Both institutions will jointly organise workshops and seminars for the greater good of the industry. KCCI shall sponsor students’ projects and select economically viable and feasible ones for industrial scale production.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 19^th,  2011.