Alternative Energy Development Board
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The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | May 2003 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Islamabad |
| Minister responsible |
Navaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Agency executives |
Muhammad Asif Chairman AEDB Basharat Hasan Bashir Chief Executive Officer |
The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) is a principle cabinet institution and federal body responsible for formulating and directing policies regarding energy conservation, scientific developments in nuclear technology, and safety in handling nuclear materials.
Mandate and its responsibilities includes running the programs in energy conservation, nuclear power production, energy-related research and production, radioactive waste disposal, and overseeing the public safety of nation's atomic weapons programs. It also direct research in bioelectricity; the Biodiesel production program was originally oriented by the AEDB. The AEDB also sponsors research in the physical sciences in the institution for energy conservation and development.
Although, the AEDB is administrated through the appointed chairman and chief executive officer; all policies and funding research is oversees by the prime minister.
See also
- List of electric supply companies in Pakistan
- Electricity in Pakistan
- Electricity sector in Pakistan
- List of electric supply companies in Pakistan
- Water and Power Development Authority
- Economy of Pakistan
- Water and Power Development Authority
- National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
- Karachi Electric Supply Company