PN Report
Antalya, Türkiye :At COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, Beko, the Koç Group’s consumer durables company and parent of Pakistan’s Dawlance, convened a panel titled “Cooling a Warming World: Energy Access and Climate Change in Emerging Markets” at the Türkiye Pavilion. Koç Holding is a Global Business Partner of the conference.
Speakers included Pakistan’s Minister of State for Climate Change Dr Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal, Beko CEO Can Dinçer and Dawlance CEO Umar Ahsan Khan, with BCG’s Michel Frédeau moderating. Dinçer said cooling demand is growing fastest in markets where efficiency standards are still developing, so high-efficiency products should arrive before regulation requires them.
Umar Ahsan Khan suggested that Pakistan’s fan replacement programme, which lets households pay for efficient fans in instalments through electricity bills, could be extended to refrigerators and air conditioners. Dawlance develops inverter appliances suited to low voltage and solar, UPS and generator power, and works with NEECA, PSQCA, UNIDO and the climate ministry. With UNIDO support, it has converted refrigerator insulation foam to ozone-friendly cyclopentane.
Beko’s COP31 programme continues at the Koç Holding Pavilion. The release noted Türkiye-Pakistan trade of about $1.2 billion in 2025, with a goal of $5 billion.
