H.E. Mr. Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, Minister Power

Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has overseen one of the most significant energy transitions in Pakistan’s recent history. As Federal Minister for Power, he has driven Pakistan’s renewable energy agenda with notable ambition, presiding over a period in which the country reached fifty-two percent of its electricity generation from clean and renewable sources and set a target of ninety percent clean energy by 2035. He has anchored Pakistan’s commitment to sixty percent renewable energy in the national power mix by 2030 and has been actively engaged with regional cooperation mechanisms including the ECO Clean Energy Centre. He has promoted microgrids and decentralised energy systems in rural areas, pushed for smart metering and grid digitalisation, and navigated the complex politics of solar net metering policy as rooftop solar installations transformed Pakistan’s energy landscape. He has spoken candidly about the paradox Pakistan faces as a country contributing less than one percent of global emissions while being among the ten most climate-vulnerable nations, and has used that injustice as an argument for both domestic clean energy ambition and international support for Pakistan’s green transition.