‘Economy & energy integration must for EV ecosystem’

Islamabad: Executive Director, SDPI, Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri has stressed the need for integrating climate priorities into macroeconomic frameworks stressing that Pakistan’s electric vehicles (EVs) push must link economic, energy, and environmental goals as the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Policy 2025 and EV charging regulations marked renewed momentum.

Dr Suleri was addressing a policy dialogue on “Mapping the EV ecosystem of Pakistan: from policy to market adoption” organised here by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) marking the launch of a comprehensive SDPI report on Pakistan’s electric mobility transition.

He added that the financial models and distributed renewable charging were critical for viability as stronger incentives, infrastructure and public-private partnerships were needed to achieve policy targets.

Dr Sardar Moazzam, Managing Director, National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA), emphasised regulatory coherence and cross-sector coordination.

He acknowledged gaps in the 2019 EV policy, which failed to meet its intended goals, but highlighted renewed momentum through the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Policy 2025 and charging infrastructure regulations issued by NEECA after extensive stakeholder consultation. We’ve already issued over 72 licenses for EV charging stations,” he shared.