Responding to a question about the change in USAID investment priorities under the Trump administration, Bisson pointed to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s trip to Pakistan where he talked about education, health care and economy. “We have supported over 18,000 students and it has a huge impact; we want to continue that support,” he remarked. “If you have good terminals and gas transportation infrastructure from the port to local markets, I guess they will be willing to sell,” he said. If we look at clean solar and wind energy, it is very fast and can easily to attract private-sector investment,” he elaborated. Bisson called Balochistan and Sindh very rich in renewable energy resources where USAID had recently been engaged in different projects.

Source: The Express Tribune December 14, 2017 04:18 UTC