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Month: November 2023

2-Day Solar Exhibition in Peshawar inaugurated

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Peshawar: For the first time in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the two-day solar exhibition International Solar Energy Meet Peshawar has started. The exhibition was held at Monal Marquee. Peshawar’s first solar exhibition is being organized in strategic partnership with Pakistan Solar Association (PSA). ISEM Peshawar is supported by Department of Energy and Electricity Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization PEDO, Khyber Chamber…

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Emirates joins UAE based research consortium for renewable and advanced aviation fuels

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Karachi , 21 November 2023 – In the UAE Year of Sustainability, and at the 3rd ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) held in Dubai, eight founding entities announced the launch of the “Air-CRAFT” initiative – a UAE based research consortium focused on developing, producing, and scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technologies. Air-CRAFT, or the UAE Centre for…

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PRL signs licence deals with Honeywell UOP, Axens for refinery upgrade

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KARACHI: Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) has signed pivotal license agreements with global technology providers Honeywell UOP and Axens for its ambitious Refinery Expansion and Upgrade Project (REUP), the company said on Tuesday. “PRL has signed pivotal license agreements with renowned industry leaders Honeywell UOP and Axens, for its ambitious REUP,” the PRL said in a filing to the Pakistan Stock…

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Pakistan plans to sell excess power to Central Asia in winter season via CASA-1000

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is looking to export its surplus electricity to Central Asian states, in the winter season, as it seeks to utilise the transmission infrastructure of a delayed regional power project and reduce its capacity payments burden. The country will hold the technical talks with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the World Bank in Dubai next month to discuss the…

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Power ministry recovers Rs55bn from delinquent consumers

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ISLAMABAD: The power ministry said on Tuesday, it had recovered Rs55 billion from electricity consumers that had either not paid their bills or were involved in theft, as part of a campaign to reduce losses and improve the sector’s performance. The ministry said it had collected Rs46 billion from Sept. 7 to Oct. 31 and another Rs9 billion in November…

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Lenders seek transparency as Pakistan pitches for environment funding

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ISLAMABAD: Amid struggling project implementation and calls for more transparency by multilateral and bilateral lenders, the caretaker government on Tuesday made a pitch for additional international financial support, particularly those relating to ‘debt for nature and debt for social development swaps’ to help Pakistan meet climate finance targets. The appeal for additional financial support was made by Caretaker Finance Minister…

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Govt appealed to bring gas tariff down to Rs1350 per MMBtu as per cost determined by OGRA

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Industries ready to pay 100 pc gas cost only, not subsidies: KCCI, Industrial Town Associations KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) along with all seven Industrial Town Associations and Value-Added Textile Associations have fervently appealed the government to bring down gas tariff to Rs1350 per MMBtu which has been determined as 100 percent cost of gas by…

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FCA for Oct 2023: Discos seek Nepra nod for Rs3.5/unit additional charges in December bills

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ISLAMABAD: The ex-Wapda distribution companies (XWDiscos) have formally sought an approval from the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to impose additional charges of Rs3.5339 per unit on consumers in December. The petition, related to the monthly fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for October 2023, raises eyebrows as approximately 84 percent of the claims pertain to the recovery of previous adjustments…

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