A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the field of renewable energy.
Power Division Secretary Rashid Mahmood Langrial and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the UAE, Sharif al Olama, signed on behalf of their respective sides.
At the MoU signing ceremony, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the MoU signed with the UAE was a welcome move.
The PM said that the UAE supported Pakistan in every difficult time and was key in securing the IMF deal with Pakistan.
He said the capacity of the project was 10,000 MW. On this occasion, the UAE Minister of Industry and Technology, Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, said the relations between Pakistan and the UAE were significant. The prime minister, while appreciating the efforts of the UAE in combating climate change and developing renewable energy projects, has thanked the UAE for its support during last year’s devastating floods in Pakistan.
He was talking to the President-designate of COP-28 and UAE’s Special Envoy for Climate Change Minister for Industries and Technologies, Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, along with a high-level delegation called on the prime minister in Islamabad Thursday.
The Prime minister also extended Pakistan’s full support to the UAE for COP28.
