LONDON: Investment in clean energy will extend its lead over spending on fossil fuels in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, with solar projects expected to outpace outlays on oil production for the first time. Annual investment in renewable energy is up by nearly a quarter since 2021 compared to a 15% rise for fossil fuels, the…
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Featuring Hi-MO 7 Module, LONGi Shows Up at the SNEC with Full Scenario Product Portfolio
On May 24, the annual SNEC officially kicked off in Shanghai. As the “record-holder” of the highest efficiency in the solar industry, LONGi globally releases Hi-MO 7, a new product based on HPDC technology. The product maintains the standard M10 module size, with a mass production power of 580 W and a conversion efficiency of 22.5%. It is an ultra-high-value…
Read MoreLONGi Founder & President Li Zhenguo emphasizes collaborative innovation for zero-carbon world
[May 23, 2023 Shanghai] On May 23, the 16th (2023) International Solar Photovoltaics and Smart Energy (Shanghai) Conference and Exhibition (SNEC) kicked off at Kerry Center in Pudong, Shanghai. Li Zhenguo, Founder and President of LONGi, who was invited to attend the opening ceremony, delivered a keynote speech titled “Building collaborative innovation ecosystem to create a zero-carbon world”. Speaking at…
Read MoreDastgir inaugurates 500kV transmission line between Thar and Matiari
HYDERABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir on Thursday inaugurated the 500-kilovolt Thar-Matiari transmission line.He visited Noh Hotiani village in Matiari district where he inaugurated the 500KV Thar-Matiari transmission line.According to a spokesperson for the National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC), the project was completed in a record period of two-and-a-half months. The 220-kilometre-long transmission line connecting Thar with the…
Read MoreHouthis Sign Deal With China For Oil Exploration In Yemen
The Houthi-led government in Yemen this weekend signed a deal with Chinese officials and a Chinese company that will invest in oil exploration in Yemen. China’s Anton Oilfield Services Group (AntonOil) and a representative of the Chinese government signed on Saturday the memorandum
Read MoreRs67bn Loss Caused Thru Misuse of Subsidised RLNG For EoUs
Directorate General of Audit Petroleum and Natural Resources has found shortcomings in supply of subsidized RLNG to Export Oriented Units (EoUs), which was massively misused as no monitoring mechanism was framed by the ministry of Commerce (MoC) and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for checking
Read MoreSwelling Circular Debt Also Affects NPPs
As the country’s energy sector is facing a cumulative circular debt of stock of over Rs 4 trillion, Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) are also victim of indecisions of federal government entities with respect to payment of overdue receivables. Of Rs 4 trillion total circular debts, Rs 2.6 trillion is related to power sector whereas the stock of petroleum sector stands at Rs 1.7 trillion.
Read MoreThe Climate Issue
The Pakistan Metrological Department has released its monthly report for March, which discloses that 42 per cent more rainfall occurred in March than average. Last year, Pakistan bore the brunt of climate change in the form of destructive floods and is still recovering from the loss of $30 billion caused by the floods.
Read MorePower Generation Record Fall
Electricity generation in April 2023 went down 23 percent year-on-year. April of 2018 saw higher electricity generation than April of 2023. This is how worrisome the slide is – by far the steepest fall recorded in power generation in at least 15 years. The previous low was during the peak Covid three years ago
Read MoreOGDCL to Fuel Pakistan’s Energy Needs With New Gas And Oil Production
OGDCL’s Bettani field prepares to deliver energy boost to Pakistan Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) is gearing up efforts to commence gas production of 10 Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day of gas and 1,000 barrels per day of oil from Wali exploration block, also known as the Bettani field, located in F.R. Laki, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the next month of June 2023.
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