Pakistan has developed only about 9,860 megawatts (MW) of capacity, out of a potential 60,000 megawatts and if it could harness all of its potential capacity, the country could overcome its energy shortage and at the same time reduce spending on imported fuel, says Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB in an update on its website stated that the nation’s energy…
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Having big dreams is sexy, but only if there is a plan working quietly in the background to realize them. That’s true for life. It is also true for government policies. Since the PTI government came into power, there have been a few dreams that seem too gargantuan for their own good—5 million houses, 10 million jobs, 30 percent electric…
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A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) has reviewed a safety initiative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that would allow railroads to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) using tank cars. The congressionally mandated report found that the initiative presented a comprehensive plan of work that built on long-standing safety programs…
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After examining the use of water by the oil and gas industry during Gavin Newsom’s tenure as governor, Food & Water Watch research has found that on Newsom’s watch the industry used more than 3 billion gallons of freshwater for drilling operations that could have been diverted for household use. “Fossil fuel extraction not only hastens climate change and endangers…
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The Leading Pakistani Scientist Prof. Tasawar Hayat Received The Obada-Prize Distinguished Researcher (International) 2021 Award For His Remarkable Work In The Field Of Natural Sciences, Mathematics. Prof. Hayat is a Distinguished Professor at Quaid-I-Azam University. He is Secretary General at Pakistan Academy of Sciences. His work contributions include the developments of fundamental diversified models for modified Darcy’s law, peristalsis, Cattaneo-Christov…
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Islamabad: Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited is set to buy Puma Energy, an oil marketing company, to expand its retail outlets’ operations. It has also made a turnaround and has ambitious plans to set up upgradation plants, but it also focuses on enhancing its retail outlet to capture market share. Byco Petroleum has also turned into an impressive Net Profit of Rs. 2.17 Billion during…
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Whatever the real reasons for the nationwide power distribution/generation bottlenecks and however much the shortfall, it is the duty of the government of the day to answer for them as well as to address them. Yet the way in which Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar deflected criticism in the House, even from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI’s) own MNAs, inspired little confidence…
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National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) said on Tuesday that the country will continue to face power load-shedding in the coming years due to system constraints and other factors. This presumption was shared during a public hearing on Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP), 2021-30, held in Nepra and attended by over a dozen energy sector experts, representatives of Planning…
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Residents of Karachi are suffering due to the fight between Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and K-Electric, said National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) chairman in remarks over delay in signing of a gas supply agreement between the two companies. Nepra Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi, while presiding over a hearing on the quarterly tariff adjustment for K-Electric, expressed displeasure over…
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While reserving its judgement on tariff increase, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday expressed displeasure over night time power cuts in Karachi owing to administrative and financial disputes of K-Electric and Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL). Presiding over the a public hearing on quarterly adjustment of KE’s petition for 37 paisa per unit increase in tariff,…
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