KARACHI: In continuation of earlier relief measures on account of the COVID-19 crisis, K-Electric (KE) is facilitating Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through pre-paid electricity bills under the “Chota Karobar-o-Sannat Imadadi package” announced by the Federal Government. Under the package, eligible commercial customers with sanctioned load up to 5kW and industrial consumers with sanctioned load up to 70kW will receive…
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Indus Motors Resumes Plant Operations
The management of Indus Motors Company has decided to resume its plant operations and its offices with adequate aimed at preventing the pandemic spread, informed the company in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The statement further added that the company resumed plant operation following approval and relaxation given by the Sindh government. Earlier, through a public notice, the…
Read MorePakistan Discovers the High Cost of Chinese Investment
Pakistan’s desire to maintain strategic relations with China has resulted in the $62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a set of infrastructure projects, being mired in insufficient transparency. But a Committee formed by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to examine the causes for the high cost of electricity to Pakistani consumers has lifted the lid on corruption involving Chinese private…
Read MoreHedging Oil
Oil prices have touched zero and became even negative recently. A debate has ensued in Pakistan that we should have bought cheaper oil. It is a different matter that around the same time, there was news of diesel shortages. Petroleum Division, probably, projected lesser demand due to corona as it is we are always short of liquidity and foreign exchange…
Read MoreEl Paso Electric sees record low solar prices as it secures New Mexico project approvals
The New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission approved on Wednesday one solar and one solar-plus-storage project to serve El Paso Electric’s customers. The projects were proposed to serve southern New Mexico and west Texas customers, and start service in the summer of 2022. One project will add 100 MW of solar for $0.015 per kWh while the second will add 100…
Read MoreIEEFA report: Bangladesh’s power system headed for financial disaster due to overcapacity in coal, LNG power
18 May 2020 (IEEFA Australia) ‒ Bangladesh’s plan for significant coal- and LNG-fired power plant additions will lock the nation into substantial overcapacity, with major financial implications, according to a new study released today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The coronavirus pandemic is currently lowering power demand significantly in Bangladesh, and in markets globally. This…
Read MoreRs200 bn Energy Sukuk-II oversubscribed by 62.5pc on first day
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Energy Sukuk-II of Rs200 billion book-running that began on Monday in Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) attracted a strong demand and was oversubscribed by 62.5 percent at its first day, indicating that the government will discover low interest rate. The book running process will also continue on Tuesday (today), a senior official told The News. Since, at the…
Read MoreADB Finances First Wind Power and Battery Storage Project in Thailand
BANGKOK, THAILAND (18 May 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a THB235.55 million ($7.2 million equivalent) loan with Lomligor Company Limited (Lomligor), a subsidiary of BCPG Public Company Limited (BCPG), to finance a 10-megawatt (MW) wind power plant in southern Thailand. The project utilizes an integrated 1.88-megawatt-hour (MWh) pilot battery energy storage system to increase the amount of…
Read MoreOil prices jump more than 8% ahead of WTI June contract expiry
Oil prices climbed by more than $1 a barrel on Monday to their highest in more than a month, supported by ongoing output cuts and signs of gradual recovery in fuel demand as more countries ease curbs imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic spreading. Brent crude was up $2.00, or 6.2%, at $34.50 per barrel, after touching a high since…
Read MoreAPPCNGA Demands Early Restoration Of Public Service Transport As Closure Leaves 2.5mln People Jobless
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th May, 2020 ) :All Pakistan Petroleum & Compressed Natural Gas Association (APPCNGA) has demanded of the Federal and provincial governments to restore the public service transport as its closure, enforced due to the coronavirus pandemic, had left around 2.5 million people jobless across the country. “The people associated with the…
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