It took 10 years to develop the first floating windfarm and it seemed to some a dangerous gamble to put it 15 miles off Aberdeen in the stormiest waters of the North Sea. But after three years of being in operation it has broken world records for maximum output. Its success even outstrips the speed with which Europe’s other offshore…
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ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered for forensic audit of pending cases of Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) and directed the Secretary Energy to file the report within two months. A two-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed conducted hearing of the SNGPL appeal against the reinstatement of its removed employees and…
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BEIJING: Luckily, Pakistan has a huge potential for solar energy development with its geographical and climatic conditions. The sunlight is adequate and its distribution is even. The suitable illumination is 300 days per year and 8-9 hours per day. The potential of solar power generation amounts to 2.9 million MW. The government of Pakistan attaches great importance to the development…
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Underscoring the need for strategic energy cooperation between Pakistan and Denmark, both the countries have formed a joint technical working group to develop terms of reference (TORs) for government-to-government (G2G) agreements focusing on energy audit and demand forecast of the Asian nation.This transpired on Monday when Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan held a virtual meeting with Danish technical…
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ISLAMABAD: The private sector is likely to start import of LNG by April 21, 2021 as grant of unutilised Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal capacity is currently in process. According to a private sector importer, the private sector has suggested some changes in third-party rules to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). “The amendment in OGRA third party rules…
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The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) is likely to approve transfer of shares of Guddu and Nandipur power plants with management control to Pakistan State Oil (PSO) under an equity swap arrangement to clear circular debt. Sources told The Express Tribune that a deal would be struck to cover PSO’s receivables from the two power plants. They said that the…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said that by 2030 the country’s 60 percent energy mix would be shifted to clean electricity production through solar, wind, and hydro power. The premier, in a letter to Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, not only expressed his delight over the Kingdom’s plan for launching “Saudi Green Initiative plantation of 10 billion trees in…
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Sindh Transport Minister Syed Owais Shah, on Tuesday launched the country’s maiden electric bus in Karachi. Speaking to the media after the launching ceremony, he said more electric buses will be brought to the city’s roads in cooperation with the private sector. As many as 100 electric buses will hit the road by the end of this year, he announced.…
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About one third of the world’s agricultural land is at high risk from pesticide pollution, a new study has found. The research, published in Nature Geoscience Monday, looked at the use and spread of 92 active pesticide ingredients in 168 countries. They considered an area at risk if the concentration of a chemical exceeded the limit at which it would have no effect, and at high risk if…
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (30 March 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to finance the construction of a 300-megawatt hydropower plant that will increase the share of clean energy in Pakistan and improve the country’s energy security. The plant will add 1,143 gigawatt-hours of clean energy annually to the country’s energy mix, enhancing the energy…
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