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Pakistan witnessed the launch of its first low-carbon Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) challenge on Sunday. The challenge is predicted to chop the telecom sector’s carbon footprint by 58.3 kT — equal to planting practically 2 million bushes — demonstrating how enterprise innovation can align with environmental stewardship.
Organised by the Brillanz Group in partnership with Telenor Pakistan, Bank of Punjab, and Saudi-Pak Investment Company, and supported by Ministry of Climate Change, the occasion underscored the nation’s dedication to environmental sustainability and technological development within the Telecom sector.
Fahd Haroon, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Digital Media, counseled the ESaaS challenge as a major leap ahead in each environmental sustainability and monetary innovation. He underscored the important position of digital platforms in amplifying this success to draw overseas funding and place Pakistan as a pacesetter in resilient enterprise practices.
Romina Khurshid Alam, coordinator to prime minister and minister-in-charge on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, hailed the challenge as an exemplary mannequin of how expertise and innovation can drive significant local weather motion, emphasising its alignment with Pakistan’s broader local weather targets and its potential to reinforce the nation’s environmental capabilities
Bilal Qureshi, Co-founder and CEO of Brillanz Group, emphasised the transformative nature of the challenge, stating, “This initiative units a brand new benchmark for sustainable innovation within the Telecom sector. It’s greater than an funding; it’s a dedication to decreasing over 21 million litres of diesel consumption in Phase I, translating into important value financial savings of over Rs5 billion and environmental advantages.”
Telenor Pakistan CEO Khurram Ashfaque underscored the challenge’s position in main the shift in the direction of sustainable community transformation. Awais Vohra, CTO of Telenor Pakistan, detailed the technical developments, noting the discount of reliance on diesel mills and the advance of community uptime.
Saad Liaquat and Sohaib Tariq from Thunder Energy launched the GenAi options of the Thunder Intelligence Platform, which is ready to revolutionise vitality administration by AI and analytics, enhancing effectivity and decreasing environmental affect.
Sultan Abdulrauf, Chairman of Saudi-Pak Investment Company, and Farid Khan, Group Chief Corporate and Investment Banking at Bank of Punjab, shared their insights on the monetary structuring of the challenge by Brillanz Group and underlined the important significance of the finance sector in driving sustainable tasks.
In conclusion, Ayla Majid, co-founder of Infralectric, urged continued collaboration and expressed optimism for Pakistan’s sustainable vitality future.
