USTDA Supports Renewable Energy in Pakistan
September 23, 2021
(USTDA)
Arlington, VA – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a
feasibility study grant to Pakistan-based engineering and construction company,
Times Group (Private) Limited, for a renewable biofuels project that will
improve environmental conditions in Karachi. Times Group selected Illinois-based
Seaspire Advisors, LLC, to perform the study.
“USTDA is partnering with Times Group to fulfill a critical need for the
people of Karachi that will make the land, water, and air of the city cleaner
and create a more livable environment,” said Enoh T. Ebong, USTDA’s Acting
Director. “By processing waste into a sustainable, renewable source of energy,
this project will facilitate the decarbonization of Pakistan’s economy while
opening up new commercial opportunities for U.S. companies.”
USTDA’s feasibility study will examine the viability of deploying anaerobic
digester units to convert cattle waste into biomethane – a renewable natural
gas – and fertilizer. Cattle waste in Karachi’s Landhi Cattle Colony, where
the project will be located, currently represents a public health emergency
given the lack of an organized disposal process for the waste.
“We are pleased to partner with USTDA for a ground-breaking feasibility study
on this exciting project for animal waste in the Landhi Cattle Colony,” said
Sajid Ali Abbasi, Director of Times Group. “This study would lead to a
flagship project that showcases cutting edge U.S. technologies and processes,
solving a major environmental problem with animal waste that we have faced here
in Karachi.”
USTDA’s grant award was announced during a bilateral Energy Dialogue to renew
and reinforce the longstanding partnership between the United States and
Pakistan in the energy sector.
This project advances the goals of USTDA’s Global Partnership for
Climate-Smart Infrastructure, which connects U.S. industry to major clean energy
and transportation infrastructure projects in emerging markets.
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