Pakistan looks to India for green energy know-how

NEW DELHI (PPI) - While bilateral relations between Pakistan and India may not be very cordial at the moment, businessmen across the border have found a new area for collaboration - alternate energy.  

About 30 Pakistani companies sent representatives to Delhi during Renewable Energy Expo 2008 that ended on Sunday to scout for new technology and expertise to skirt over chronic energy shortage in that country.  

“We had 38 businessmen from Pakistan with various business interests,” said Waqar Ahmed, MD of Business Horizons, trade promotion group that brought Pakistani delegation to India.  

Ahmed said Pakistani business houses were either looking at setting up of power plants to feed into national grid, or set up captive plants for their own units.