VIASPACE Inc. announced that Mr. Khurram Irshad has been elected to the VIASPACE Board of Directors. Mr. Irshad will take an active role in the company and will help lead additional Giant King Grass bioenergy project developments, especially in Pakistan. Khurram Irshad is also the Chairman and founder of Aquatech Infrastructures Limited which is the leading water and wastewater treatment company in Pakistan.

Mr. Irshad is credited for developing a 5 MW power project for the Pakistan Navy in 2010-2011 to supply power and water to one of its bases.