Crucial time to make advancement in renewable energy.

Byline: KHALIL AHMED

Profile:

Mr Khalid Tawab is an economics, finance and international trade expert. He is a prominent businessman and former Minister of Commerce and Industry Government of Sindh and former Senior Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI). He has also served as Vice President and Chairman of various Advisory Committees. He is former Senior Vice President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Government of Pakistan conferred the award of "SITARA-I-IMTIAZ" on him in 2008 for his services. He has visited various countries in order to accomplish Pakistan government's objectives to enhance economic and trade relations especially with the African countries, China, Malaysia, Iran, United States, Mozambique, Egypt, Oman, Poland etc. He is an active member of Iron and Steel Association of Pakistan. He has been the member of number of official working groups on Economic Finance, Trade, industrial cooperation and economic corridor and presently is the member Board of Governors of various national Public/Private organizations. He is the Chairman of Tawab Group which is in paper manufacturing, Steel, Real State and Securities. He is honorary Consul General of Mozambique since 1989. He is a philanthropist and trustee of Aiwan-e-Tijarat-o-Sanat hospital.

Interview with Mr Khalid Tawab - Chairman, Tawab Group

PAKISTAN and GULF ECONOMIST had an exclusive conversation with Mr Khalid Tawab regarding alternate energy. Following are the excerpts of the conversation:

The most popular renewable energy source is solar energy. Sunlight is one of our planet's most abundant and freely available energy resources. The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth's surface in one hour is more than the planet's total energy requirements for a whole year. Although it sounds like a perfect renewable energy source, the amount of solar energy we can use varies according to the time of day and the season of the year as well as geographical location. Solar energy is an increasingly popular way in all countries to supplement their...