Day: March 5, 2024

Growatt, a global leading distributed energy solution provider, recently convened a successful business gathering on February 28th in Lahore, Pakistan, drawing numerous local partners. The event served as a platform for showcasing innovation and fostering collaboration within the renewable energy sector. It underscored the burgeoning momentum of the PV industry in Pakistan and Growatt’s pivotal role in driving advancements and…

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Why to Curtail Wind Power Projects Despite Tariff of PKR 14.7/kWhAtif Ikram Sheikh Karachi: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has expressed his profound concerns that the renewable energy policy 2006 is not being implemented in letter & spirit as costlier and obsolete power projects are still being given preference – while it makes no economic sense to purchase power for…

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ISLAMABAD: Following in the footsteps of power companies, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has decided in principle to increase by at least 100 per cent its annual and one-time registration fee for all its licensees like those dealing in generation, distribution, transmission, trading, operators and suppliers. At the same time, Nepra is also seeking the imposition of an…

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ISLAMABAD: Amid controversy over the extension of a 20MW hydropower project to 40MW, the Centre is facilitating the Gilgit-Baltistan administration to set up an energy regulatory authority and an energy development organisation for exploitation of hydropower potential in the region. Informed sources told Dawn that a recent meeting of the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) deferred the approval of the 40MW Hydropower…

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By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI/KARACHI: In an inspiring keynote address at the IBA Leaders Connect event, Mr. Hussain Dawood – Chairman, Engro Corporation and Dawood Hercules Corporation, emphasized the importance of human development based on the values of Character and Good Manners (CGM). “We’re Pakistanis, and we’re going to fight for our country. And the way to do it, in spite…

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