Around 81 organisations registered with PEC's Alternative Energy Resource Portal

ISLAMABAD: Around 81 companies and hundreds of individuals have registered themselves with the Alternative Energy Resource Portal, launched by Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) to help integrate all the relevant organizations and channelize local resources.

The purpose was to develop a comprehensive database of all public and private sector organizations and individuals involved in alternative energy development in Pakistan, said PEC's Engineer, Ejaz Shah.

He said the portal welcomes public and private sector alternative energy consultants, engineers, manufacturers importers, exporters, CDM projects, certification and similar organizations to be a part of it.

In an exclusive talk with APP here on Tuesday, he said the portal caters to the information needs of individuals and organizations interested to convert their homes and offices on alternative energy, especially solar and at the same time helps them in conducting energy audit.

"Basic idea of launching the portal was to give access to organisations and individuals at one point and to promote interaction among all. Now the information was being gathered at one place and the stakeholders have an opportunity to discuss and share suggestions," he said.

Replying to a question, he said some individual experts, having international exposure, have also registered themselves with the portal and are benefitting each other's expertise.

Engineer Ejaz said the solution to come out of energy crisis is not merely energy generation by traditional means, but in an integrated approach such as demand side management, the conservation and efficiency lighting transformation and energy generation through renewable sources.

"How long government can keep on paying general subsidies to the energy sector. The solution lies in pumping private money by facilitating them to make energy their business and generate energy," he added.

He said the initiative has been taken to enumerate the potential of professional resources so that the sector can be synchronized with the overall energy priorities of the government.

Ejaz Shah said the portal is helping in identifying, in specific terms, country's indigenous professional capability. This efforts is aimed at making effective & efficient use of available resources. So instead of inventing the wheel, organizations are benefitted by interconnecting with each other. This will increase local production and create jobs.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011