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Article: U.S. ANNOUNCES PAKISTAN SIGNATURE ENERGY PROGRAM
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 3, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following press release:
Following her meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad today, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a contribution of $125 million for the first phase of a Signature Energy Program in Pakistan aimed at increasing electricity output and conserving wasted energy and money.
The funding will be aimed at repairing generation facilities, improving the overall effectiveness of local utilities providers, replacing inefficient tube well pumps and promoting energy efficiency.
The six projects announced by Secretary Clinton today will begin reducing the ...