Healthy lifestyle, body self-examination, and early detection could save millions of lives of Pakistani women facing threat of breast cancer

A healthy lifestyle, balanced diet, self-examination of the body, and early diagnosis are the key factors to protect the lives of millions of adult women in Pakistan from the fatal disease of breast cancer.The concerned medical practitioners and noted women from different fields highlighted the precautions the female population of the country should adopt against breast cancer at an awareness…

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Global crisis dampens LNG momentum

Europe’s energy crisis has cooled efforts to lower the carbon intensity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, as buyers worried about a winter supply crunch prioritise securing shipments of any kind over burnishing their green credentials. Natural gas can be certified as low- or no-carbon if its producers can prove they have reduced greenhouse gas emissions associated with getting it…

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Fixed power tariff for exporters notified

The government has notified an all-inclusive fixed and subsidised electricity rate of Rs19.99 per unit for five export sectors for nine months beginning Oct 1 to facilitate exporters to compete with regional peers. All distribution companies including K-Electric “are advised to provide electricity at the rate of Rs19.99/kWh all-inclusive to the five export-oriented industries — textiles, leather, carpet, surgical and…

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Federal minister for power Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan held a meeting with a delegate of United States’ International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) here today.

The delegation was headed by Mr. Jake Levine, chief climate officer. Mr. Naz El-Khatib, deputy cheif of staff policy was also in company. DFC has an investment portfolio of 450 million dollars in Pakistan. Considerable portion of the investment being in renewables. Minister for power apprised the delegation about the solar projects of the present government. The future policy outlook…

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Offshore firm buys indirect stake in K-Electric

In an opaquely worded notification issued on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, K-Electric Ltd said on Thursday “changes have been consummated” involving IGCF General Partner Ltd (IGCF GP), a fund manager, and the Infrastructure and Growth Capital Fund L.P. (Fund), which owns the fund’s assets. Analysts interpreted the dense text of the regulatory filing as an acknowledgement of the transfer of…

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Risen Energy signs MOU for strategic partnership agreement with ACT Engineering

Risen Energy has announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with ACT Engineering in Pakistan. At the signing ceremony, Mr Muhammad Ahsan, Risen Country Sales Head for Pakistan, stated: “Pakistan has become our main market in Asia since its extraordinary boom in demand over the past few years. The Pakistani government has shown a great interest in renewable…

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on Wednesday expressed displeasure as their power generation projects

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on Wednesday expressed displeasure as their power generation projects were discarded from the 10-year Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) 2022-31.National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday held a public hearing on the petition of the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) to review and take comments from stakeholders on the IGCEP 2022-31. The IGCEP…

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Global natural gas crisis dampens momentum for ‘cleaner’ LNG

Europe’s energy crisis has cooled efforts to lower the carbon intensity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, as buyers worried about a winter supply crunch prioritize securing shipments of any kind over burnishing their green credentials. Natural gas can be certified as low- or no-carbon if its producers can prove they have reduced greenhouse gas emissions associated with getting it…

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