{"id":34135,"date":"2024-09-07T08:15:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T08:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=34135"},"modified":"2024-09-07T08:15:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T08:15:57","slug":"chinese-delegation-in-pakistan-with-ambitious-plan-to-help-revolutionise-green-efficient-transport-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/chinese-delegation-in-pakistan-with-ambitious-plan-to-help-revolutionise-green-efficient-transport-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Delegation in Pakistan with Ambitious Plan to help Revolutionise Green & Efficient Transport Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"Pak China Monitoring Desk<\/strong> <\/span><\/h5>\n
Islamabad: September 06, 2024 – A high-level Chinese delegation called on Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam and discussed various aspects of their ambitious plan to help Pakistan revolutionise its mass transit system to provide world-class transportation facilities to the public while achieving environmental sustainability and climate resilience goals.<\/h5>\n
\u00a0The delegation, comprising senior-level officials of the Chongqing CRRC Hengton Vehicle Company and Chongqing Public Transport Group Company, Power China International and Daewoo Pakistan Express apprised the PM\u2019s climate aide of Pakistan Green Transport Project (PGTP), an ambitious initiative that aims at transforming the country\u2019s public transport system to become more environmental-friendly and sustainable.<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n
\u201cBasically set up under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, PGTP is a consortium of Pakistani and Chinese transport companies working to bring zero-emission, green transport in the country, which would benefit the common man in the country, reduce the country\u2019s petroleum import bill, ensure optimal utilization of the power generation capacity and above all improve the environmental conditions across the country,\u201d said Faisal Ahmed Siddiqui, CEO Daewoo Pakistan Express group,<\/strong><\/em><\/span> who led the delegation.\"\"<\/h5>\n
Sharing further details during the meeting, Mr. Siddiqui said that MoU has already been signed among the consortium members at Pakistan Business Conference held in Schenzhen city of China in June 2024 in the presence of Federal Minister for Privatization and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan; Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain and Federal Commerce Minister Jam Kamal.<\/h5>\n
\u201cNow, efforts are being expedited in support with the provincial governments to introduce electric buses, set up unified charging systems for the e-transport, and the bus stop mini shopping mall model initially in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi,\u201d a senior official of a Chinese transport company Zhou Zheng informed Ms. Alam.<\/strong> <\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n
He also added that in the second phase, the same e-transport bus service and charging systems will be introduced in other cities of the country in second phase.<\/h5>\n
\u201cThrough the e-buses network in urban centers of Pakistan through the Pakistan Green Transport Project, we aim to provide technical assistance to reduce the growth of energy consumption & related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport sector in the country, while simultaneously improving urban environmental conditions and trade competitiveness,\u201d the senior Chinese transport company official Zhou Zheng highlighted. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n

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