Pakistan on Thursday urged China to put $18.5 billion worth of five projects on the fast track, as it feared that any further delay would cause collapse of the rail system in one year and delay 3,100 megawatts of electricity generation. The plea was made by Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal during the 11th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC)…
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Chinese company East Sea Group Limited has planned to invest $4.5 billion to build a refinery plant with an annual refining capacity of 8 million tonnes at Gwadar, its CEO Fang Yulong said in a think tank session of Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) on Thursday. We will build an international Gwadar petroleum storage and transportation…
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The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Thursday approved the continuation of concessionary RLNG tariff of $9 per MMBTU for five export-oriented sectors for the current fiscal year 2022-23. The ECC also granted approval to the Ministry of Interior to surrender Rs1 billion funds allocated for the Rawat-Faizabad Metro Bus in favour of the Ministry of Housing &…
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Meezan Bank- Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank has donated Rs. 35 million to Indus Hospital & Health Network for installation of a solar panels system. The initiative is part of the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability initiatives for 2022 and will provide financing to cover part of the 1.2MW solar power project being installed on the hospital’s rooftop. The system…
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has imposed a fine of Rs 10 million on National Transmis-sion & Despatch Company (NTDC) for its failure to satisfy the Authority in the matter of revision in minimum loading limit of Lalpir and Pakgen power plants. According to NEPRA, minimum loading limit of Lalpir and Pakgen power plants was revised from 20 percent…
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DGPC has publicly opened bids for 8 Onshore Blocks for grant of Petroleum Exploration Rights through open bidding on October 28, 2022 at Petroleum House, Islamabad. This was the second bidding round conducted during this year. Bids were received for 5 Blocks. The minimum investment to be carried out by the Exploration and Production (E&P) companies in these Blocks will…
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Global oil trade flows are already realigning after the Western sanctions on Russian exports, as Russia places more crude in Asia while other producers send part of the volumes previously intended for Asia to Europe and other markets, according to Saudi Aramco’s chief executive officer. “And crude that used to go to Asia is now being directed to Europe and…
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Pakistan has requested M/s Sinosure, Chinese insurance company, to support pending financial closure of certain energy projects, well informed sources told Business Recorder. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, sources said, had directed Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to arrange an online session of working group with Sinosure to discuss and resolve bottlenecks with respect to financial closure of Azad Pattan hydropower project,…
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Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to allow import of necessary equipment to M/s Rousch Power to avoid potential negative financial/ legal implications for both the GoP and the company. In a letter to Executive Director, Exchange Policy Department of SBP, Managing Director PPIB, Shah Jahan Mirza has given the reference of…
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Federal Minister for Power Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan laid foundation stone of 500 kV Maira Switching Station near Kahuta on Thursday.While addressing the ceremony, he said that the present government is fully committed to provide affordable electricity to the end consumer. The Switching Station would cost around PKR 7 billion and will be constructed over an area of 80 acres…
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