ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has directed Karachi Electric (KE) to complete installation of 900 MW Bin Qasim Power Station (BQPS-III) in time to avoid load-shedding in the upcoming summer seasons. NEPRA Authority led by Chairman NEPRA, Tauseef H. Farooqi visited Karachi Electric (KE) Head Office and its under constriction 900 MW BQPS-III in order to check and…
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Post of MD NTDC: Govt unlikely to appoint expatriate Pakistani
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government is unlikely to appoint an expatriate Pakistani as Managing Director of National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) against a salary of $ 15,000 (Rs 2.4 million) per month which, according to Board Negotiation Committee is too high compared to market trends, sources close to Power Minister told Business Recorder. Sharing the details, sources said, Board of…
Read MoreNEPRA chief visits KE
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) led by its Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi on Monday visited the Karachi Electric (KE) head office and its under-construction 900MW BQPS-III, a statement said on Monday. Farooqi was briefed about the comprehensive plan regarding generation, transmission, and distribution plan submitted by KE on account of the authority’s directives given vide order dated…
Read MoreNepra chairman launches KE’s women ambassadors programme
KARACHI: Chairman NEPRA, Tauseef H Farooqi launched K-Electric’s Women Ambassador Programme “Roshni Baji” at a ceremony at the Tipu Sultan Customer Care Centre of the company in Karachi Monday. This is a first-of-its-kind programme in which the selected women will become ambassadors for Safety and aiming to promote awareness for efficient usage of electricity along with conversion from hook connections…
Read MoreFeb power bill will make people cry, says Miftah
KARACHI: Criticising the federal government for increasing the power tariff, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Sindh’s secretary general and former finance minister Miftah Ismail on Monday said that people will scream when the February’s electricity bill will come. He said the federal government has been robbing the people in the name of fuel adjustment charges. He was addressing a press conference at…
Read More150mmcfd RLNG transmission: PGPL seeks pipeline capacity allocation
ISLAMABAD: In a new development, one of the leading private players in the LNG sector, the PGPCL (Pakistan Gas Port Limited), has sought allocation of pipeline capacity for transmission of 150mmcfd of RLNG on a three-month rolling basis. The PGPL has written a letter to OGRA, seeking the pipeline capacity allocation keeping in view the latest decision taken by the…
Read MoreOGDCL Injects 14 New Wells In Production Gathering System During 2nd Quarter
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th Feb, 2021 ) :Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has injected as many as 14 new wells by making 2,666 BPD of oil, 82 MMCFD of gas and 77 MTD of LPG in its production gathering system during second quarter of the current fiscal year. “The company has acquired…
Read MoreGLOBAL-LNG-Asian prices fall on lower heating demand
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell for a fourth week on lower heating demand and as markets in China and most of Southeast Asia close for the Lunar New Year. The average LNG price for March delivery into Northeast Asia LNG-AS was estimated at around $6.90 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), 30 cents lower than last week,…
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During 2008-09, when terrorism was a daily occurrence in Pakistan, I was once talking to this jewellery store owner on main Sadar road Peshawar. He pointed to a significant number of men lurking around and said, “I feel threatened from them as much as from the suicide bombers.” I was confused so he explained that these men were waiting for…
Read MoreOGRA recommends rise in fuel prices from 16 Feb
The Government of Pakistan, on Sunday, took action for the execution on the recommended rise in fuel prices from February 16 by Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). According to the sources, from February 16, an inflation in the prices of petroleum products by Rs 5 is likely to be observed. OGRA has sent the documentation of suggestions to the Petroleum Division…
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