PAKISTAN: National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, 2016 (Act No. XXX of 2016)

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2016
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Act
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power
Energy Types: 
All, Coal, Oil, Power, Gas, Renewable, Other
Issued by: 
Government of Pakistan
Source: 
National Assembly of Pakistan
File: 
National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, 2016
Overall Summary: 
This Act provides for the establishment of institutions and enunciation of mechanisms and procedures so as to provide for effective conservation and efficient use of energy in Pakistan.
Efficiency
EE priorities: 
it is expedient and imperative to establish institutions and stipulate mechanisms and procedures for effective conservation and efficient use of energy in Pakistan and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto;
Governance
Energy management principles: 
it is expedient and imperative to establish institutions and stipulate mechanisms and procedures for effective conservation and efficient use of energy in Pakistan and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto;
National policy structure: 
The Act lo provide for the establishment of institutions and enunciation of mechamisms and procedures so as to provide for effective conservation and efficient use of energy.
Energy institutional structures: 
As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Federal Government shall, [...] establish a Board to be known as the Pakistan Energy Efficiency & Conservation Board [...].---As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Federal Government shall, [...], establish an Authority to be called the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. [...] as sole focal Federal authority for initiating, catalyzing carrying out and coordinating the implementation of all energy conservation programs in all sectors of economy; [...] prepare or update national energy conservation policy for the approval of the Board; [...].