Year 2015 had defined the future agenda of renewable energy (RE) for the coming decades. As regards, the UN General Assembly adopted “Affordable and Clean Energy” as a sustainable development goal. Later, historic Paris Agreement suggested to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050 which is impossible without large-scale RE production. The year 2016 also witnessed record level of RE investment and capacity addition indicating a strong business case in future. Even though, RE has been termed vital to achieve sustainable development goals, some challenges still persist, especially in developing counties, including Pakistan. Third in a series – this policy paper not only discusses the barriers hampering wind power growth in Pakistan but also provides various policy and capacity building tools to overcome problems in areas such as: a) effective management of renewable energy integration; b) better understanding for RE costs and tariff determination; and c) financial modelling techniques for better financial close.
Afghanistan is not short of policy documents that provide a framework to tackle issues related to climate change, even though a national development strategy on climate change is missing. What is most problematic is an overarching lack of capacity that limits progress when it comes to the actual application of the policies and implementation of plans.
The Heinrich Böll Stiftung is a German foundation and part of the Green political movement that has developed
worldwide as a response to the traditional politics of socialism, liberalism, and conservatism. Our main tenets
are ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice. We place particular
emphasis on gender democracy, meaning social emancipation and equal rights for women and men. We are also
committed to equal rights for cultural and ethnic minorities. Finally, we promote non-violence and proactive
peace policies. To achieve our goals, we seek strategic partnerships with others who share our values. Our
namesake, Heinrich Böll, personifies the values we stand for: protection of freedom, civic courage, tolerance, open
debate, and the valuation of art and culture as independent spheres of thought and action.
