ISLAMABAD: A Chinese electric car manufacturing company has announced establishing an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Pakistan and chain of showrooms in major cities of the country. This announcement was made by a delegation of XinjianJingyi Cheng Group, led by its assistant chairman GU Xongquan, during a meeting with FPCCI Vice President Amin Ullah Baig here on Thursday. Mr Baig,…
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World needs $2.7tr for net zero emissions
Report says most countries are not on track to even meet emissions targets by 2030 LONDON: Global investment of $2.7 trillion a year is needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and avoid temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, a report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. Scientists have said the world ideally needs to…
Read MoreSummary seeking up to 50pc raise in gas sale prices re-submitted
Interim Minister for Energy, Muhammad Ali says increase in gas rates ahead of winter was inevitable to contain the gas-sector circular debt ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division has re-submitted a summary for upto 50 percent raise in gas sale prices to the interim cabinet in-line with the demand of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an official of Petroleum Division told Business Recorder on condition…
Read MoreRfP for solar PV project: PPIB seeks revision in indexation, adjustment formula
ISLAMABAD: The Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has sought revision in indexation/adjustment formula, taking into account the one-time adjustment of 20 percent of the bid tariff at Commercial Operation Date (COD) for exchange rate variation, well-informed sources told Business Recorder. The PPIB, in a letter to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has cited reference of correspondence of NEPRA’s of…
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