Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Wednesday that petrol and diesel prices would remain unchanged for the next fortnight — till December 15. In a televised address, the financial czar said the government has decided to slash the price of kerosene oil in view of cold weather as it is mainly used by lower-income groups in villages. “On the instructions…
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Nine coal miners were killed and four others were injured in a gas explosion in a mine in the Karez area of lower Orakzai on Wednesday, officials said. Six bodies were retrieved from the mine and four injured were rescued during a joint operation launched with the additional support from neighbouring districts and mine and minerals department, said additional deputy…
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With low to zero gas pressure, the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) dealers are openly looting the public with both hands and selling 1-kilogram commodity at Rs300. The LPG dealers are not only misusing this situation but creating an artificial shortage to earn more profit. The supply of natural gas has vanished from over 80 per cent of areas of the…
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is to allow negative adjustment of Rs 2.15 per unit in consumer-end tariff of K-Electric (KE) for October 2022 under monthly Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) mechanism amid serious concerns of consumers regarding charging about two times higher tariff by the power utility company as compared to Discos. The Authority comprising, Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi,…
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The auditor general of Pakistan has turned down demands of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for conducting special audits of state-owned enterprises, including Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL), Hyderabad Electric Supply Corporation (Hesco) and Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco). The AGP has refused to conduct special audits of selected SOEs, arguing that any audit as proposed without considering terms…
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Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister said oil giant Saudi Aramco had discovered two unconventional natural gas fields, Awtad and AlDahna, in the country’s Eastern Province, according to state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Awtad was discovered south-west of the Ghawar field, 142km south-west from the city of Hofuf, while AlDahna was found 230km south-west of Dhahran, SPA said on Wednesday. “The importance…
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LONGi held that HPBC (Hybrid Passivated Back Contact) is a new generation of high-efficiency solar cell technology that’s unique in its front-side busbar-free design. The company mentioned that HPBC cell technology can considerably improve the cell’s light absorption and photoelectric conversion capabilities by adjusting the cell’s internal structure, and can thus effectively increase the module’s output power. Modules equipped with…
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Today, solar power is becoming more and more popular and easily accessible, because technology has brought higher efficiency, smarter functions, and better user experience. The MID 20KTL3-X2, introduced by Growatt for the Pakistani market, is a perfect example of such advancement. After gaining a lot of fame in the global market the MID 20KTL3-X2 is now available in Pakistan. Along with the air cooling,…
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China is ready to work for a closer partnership with Russia in the energy sector, Chinese President Xi Jinping was quoted as saying on Tuesday, days before the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil and the G7-EU price cap on Russia’s oil are set to enter into force next week. “Energy cooperation is an important cornerstone of…
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Federal Power Minister, Khurram Dastgir Khan, has said that every new wind power project launched in the Gharo-Jhimpir corridor of Sindh is a step forward towards achieving the national goal of producing cheaper and clean electricity through indigenous energy sources.The Federal Power Minister stated this on Wednesday after formally inaugurating two new wind energy projects in the Jhimpir area i.e.…
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