“I am glad that the AEDB is playing a pivotal role in supporting entrepreneurs like us in solving Pakistan’s energy crisis via clean renewable energy,” said Junaid Qureshi, the CEO of SSJD BioEnergy – part of Al-Abbas Group. “There is no doubt in my mind that Pakistan will see many biomass projects come up in the years ahead,” he added.
During the signing ceremony, Arif Allaudin, CEO of AEDB, highlighted the importance of investment in renewable power projects.
Dr Basharat Hasan, a technocrat and alternative energy specialist at the AEDB, said: “We are very pleased to see groups like SSJD working on agricultural waste (biomass) renewable energy projects based on one of the most abundant indigenous fuel sources in the country.”
Biomass energy has been recognised as a clean, reliable and renewable source of energy. Waste-to-energy plants are not only used to generate power but also to clean up the environment by conserving non-renewable fossil fuels and reducing the environmental impact of waste disposal.
Such facilities can also positively contribute to the economy by providing jobs for both skilled and unskilled labour.
Many agrarian countries in the world have worked on using biomass for power generation.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 19th, 2010.
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