Pakistan-China Institute hosts regional Summit on energy transition, green development

Pakistan-China Institute, in collaboration with the Europe Asia Center, hosted the Regional Summit on “Energy Transition and Green Development under the Belt and Road Initiative” at Jinshang, Beijing

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th May, 2026) Pakistan-China Institute, in collaboration with the Europe Asia Center, hosted the Regional Summit on “Energy Transition and Green Development under the Belt and Road Initiative” at Jinshang, Beijing.

The summit brought together diplomats, policymakers, academics, climate finance experts, legal specialists, private-sector leaders and green development institutions to discuss how CPEC 2.0 can be aligned with climate action, green industrialization, critical minerals, clean technology supply chains and the next phase of Pakistan-China cooperation, said a press release issued here.

The summit was held at a critical moment for the region’s energy and industrial transformation.

China’s cumulative grid-connected wind and solar power capacity reached 1.84 billion kilowatts in 2025, accounting for 47.3 percent of the country’s total installed power capacity and surpassing thermal power for the first time.

Secretary-General of the Europe-Asia Center, Yan Rui, welcomed the participants and spoke about the evolving role of regional connectivity in the Belt and Road Initiative.

She emphasized that BRI cooperation is entering a new stage in which physical connectivity must be matched with policy coordination, sustainable investment, climate-sensitive infrastructure and stronger Asia-Europe dialogue.

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She underlined that platforms such as this summit are essential for building common understanding between institutions, governments and private-sector actors working on green development across the wider BRI geography.

Executive Director of the Pakistan-China Institute, Mustafa Hyder Sayed, opened the proceedings by reflecting on 75 years of Pakistan-China partnership and the need to reinterpret that relationship through the lens of the future.

He emphasized that CPEC must now evolve from a first-generation infrastructure corridor into a platform for Pakistan’s green industrial transformation.

He highlighted renewable energy, clean manufacturing, technology transfer, climate finance and industrial upgrading as the pillars of a more resilient and future-oriented CPEC 2.0.

CEO, CSAIL,Zhou Jian, spoke about the financing and delivery of large-scale renewable energy projects across BRI countries.

Drawing on the global experience of China Three Gorges International, he highlighted the importance of long-term project development capacity, bankable power-sector models, institutional coordination and large-scale clean energy investment.

His remarks reinforced the need for Pakistan and other BRI partner countries to use proven renewable energy models to accelerate clean power deployment at scale.