Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday lauded the Government for paying proper attention to resolve the energy crisis.

Many new power projects are in the pipeline which is laudable but at the same time transmission and distribution system should also be upgraded, it said.Govt should introduce proper energy conservation measures and get.

Govt should introduce proper energy conservation measures and get latest technology to boost energy efficiency which will help it save billions of dollars, said PEW President Dr Murtaza Mughal.He said that energy efficiency can help save thousands of megawatts of electricity, millions of litres of fuel and a great volume of natural gas as many nations are spending billions to become energy efficient.

He said that energy efficiency can help save thousands of megawatts of electricity, millions of litres of fuel and a great volume of natural gas as many nations are spending billions to become energy efficient.

Almost half of the electricity consumed in buildings can be saved for which we need to follow conservation laws adopted in the European Union, he added.

Dr Murtaza Mughal said that power plants waste a lot of energy which if saved could reduce the electricity tariffs, cut cost of doing business, lessen unemployment and revolutionise the energy landscape.

Heat emitting from the industrial boilers is being wasted which if saved can save energy worth billions of dollars which will also ensure industrial expansion, reduce prices and enable a lot of products to compete with rivals in the international market.

Government should immediately start promoting energy efficiency in state-run institutions, he demanded.