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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