{"id":56200,"date":"2019-10-12T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=56200"},"modified":"2019-10-11T16:02:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T11:02:04","slug":"aedb-approves-draft-of-renewable-energy-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/aedb-approves-draft-of-renewable-energy-policy.html","title":{"rendered":"AEDB approves draft of renewable energy policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Islamabad: <\/b>The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has approved the draft of the Alternative Renewable Energy (ARE) Policy 2019, according to a news report. The AEDB issued this sanction in its 46th meeting, chaired by Federal Minister for Power Omar Ayub, with the consensus of all its members.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-to-eliminate-taxes-on-solar-wind-power-equipment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Govt to eliminate taxes on solar &amp; wind power equipment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Under this policy, provinces will have a larger part in decision-making with regard to major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/60000-acres-preserved-for-renewable-energy-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">renewable energy projects<\/a>. It allows the steering committee, which consists of representatives from all the provinces and co-opted members, to make decisions about the initiation and proceedings of renewable energy projects.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/new-mechanism-sought-renewable-energy-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New mechanism sought for renewable energy development<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The AEDB prepared this policy in collaboration with all major stakeholders, including provincial government bodies and private sector entities. Ayub stated that this policy was aimed at creating sustainable opportunities for the renewable energy sector\u2019s growth in Pakistan. It will increase the share of renewable energy sources in Pakistan\u2019s energy mix, he added. Power Division Federal Secretary Irfan Ali also addressed the meeting and lauded the ambitious aims of this policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has approved the draft of the Alternative Renewable Energy (ARE) Policy 2019, according to a news report. The AEDB issued this sanction in its 46th meeting, chaired by Federal Minister for Power Omar Ayub, with the consensus of all its members. Read: Govt to eliminate taxes on solar &amp; wind power equipment Under this policy, provinces will have a larger part in decision-making with regard to major renewable energy projects. It allows the steering committee, which consists of representatives from all the provinces and co-opted members, to make decisions about the initiation and proceedings of renewable energy projects. Read: New mechanism sought for renewable energy development The AEDB prepared this policy in collaboration with all major stakeholders, including provincial government bodies and private sector entities. Ayub stated that this policy was aimed at creating sustainable opportunities for the renewable energy sector\u2019s growth in Pakistan. It will increase the share of renewable energy sources in Pakistan\u2019s energy mix, he added. Power Division Federal Secretary Irfan Ali also addressed the meeting and lauded the ambitious aims of this policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":44835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13388,6156,6084],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-56200","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-aedb","8":"tag-power-generation","9":"tag-renewable-energy"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AEDB approves draft of renewable energy policy - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad: The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has approved the draft of the Alternative Renewable Energy (ARE) Policy 2019, according to a\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/aedb-approves-draft-of-renewable-energy-policy.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AEDB approves draft of renewable energy policy - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Islamabad: The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has approved the draft of the Alternative Renewable Energy (ARE) Policy 2019, according to a\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/aedb-approves-draft-of-renewable-energy-policy.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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