The much-awaited Pakistan and Regional Energy forum will be held from October 20-21, at a local hotel. The forum is organised by the Petroleum Institute of Pakistan (PIP) and /IIR Middle East and supported by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Government of Pakistan, International Gas Union (IGU) and World Petroleum Council (WPC).
Pakistan's energy demand over the next 15 years is expected to grow at a rate of between 4.4 to 6.1 percent per annum based on projected economic growth and is likely to be in the range of 115 to 148 million TOE's by 2021-22.
With that in mind, the Pakistan and Regional Energy Forum will be one of the most open discussions with international experts on the energy sector, discussing key topics including; Renewable Energy and Emissions' Reductions, Regional Co-operative and Gas Pipelines, Pricing, Regulation and Finance, and the Future of Power Generation.
International experts likely to attend the forum are Dr Marie Lall, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK Jonathan Evans, Vice President Oman, BP Exploration (Epsilon) Ltd, Oman Rune Stroem, Country Director, Asia Development Bank, Pakistan.-PR