Power Division launches National Power Sector Innovation Programme

Mettis Global reported that the Power Division of the Ministry of Energy has launched the National Power Sector Innovation Programme, the first of its kind in Pakistan, with the Innovation Hub as its digital platform. The move is designed to establish an institutional base for new ideas across the energy field nationwide. According to a press release, over Rs1bn is earmarked across three years for mentoring, technical help, pilot projects and expanding proven innovations.

Federal Energy Minister Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari said at the launch that rapid shifts in artificial intelligence, digital tools and new business models mean the sector needs more creativity, not just more effort. He described the programme as more than a contest, presenting it as a structure to identify, assess, mentor and back new ideas so they become workable solutions. The minister urged young Pakistanis, students, researchers, startups and professionals to submit proposals through the Innovation Hub.

Promising ideas can move from concept and research to mentorship, technical support, pilot deployment and national-scale rollout under the programme. Ideas that succeed as pilots could then move towards national-scale deployment.