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Day: September 27, 2024

WAPDA Launches Pakistan’s Largest Triaxial Machine at CMTL for Mega Dam ProjectsChairman WAPDA Highlights Expansion of Modern Testing Facilities

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September 26, 2024: WAPDA’s Central Material Testing Laboratory (CMTL) has successfully launched Pakistan’s largest triaxial machine, designed for geotechnical testing of rock foundations for major dam and hydropower projects. The machine was made operational through collaboration between WAPDA’s Technical Services Division and the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore. To commemorate this milestone, WAPDA Chairman, Engr Lt Gen Sajjad…

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SNGPL Sends SOS to Petroleum Division Over Power Sector’s RLNG Payment Shortfall

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ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has issued an urgent appeal to the Petroleum Division, highlighting severe financial challenges due to underpayment by the power sector for RLNG supplies. Sources reveal that SNGPL has approached the Directorate General of Gas, outlining difficulties in meeting its payment obligations for RLNG and indigenous gas supplies. Since the gas price revision in…

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Govt Poised to Announce Revised Agreements with IPPs Amid Pressure

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ISLAMABAD: The government is set to unveil revised agreements with Independent Power Producers (IPPs), promising significant reductions in payments. However, the specifics of amendments to the Implementation Agreements of five key IPPs remain unclear. Negotiations, led by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Power Muhammad Ali, involved private meetings in Rawalpindi with representatives from companies like Hubco, Rousch,…

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Sherry Rehman Urges Urgent Climate Action Ahead of COP29

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ISLAMABAD: PPP Senator Sherry Rehman has stressed the urgent need for bold climate action as Pakistan prepares for the upcoming COP29 summit in Baku. Speaking as the chief guest at an international conference on “Navigating Pakistan’s Climate Action Path: Adaptation, Finance, and Technology,” organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS) in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Stiftung (HSS), Rehman emphasized…

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Nepra Warns of Rising Costs as Power Sales Drop by 20%

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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised concerns over a 20 percent reduction in electricity sales, warning that this decline could increase capacity payments to independent power producers (IPPs), ultimately burdening consumers through quarterly tariff hikes. During a public hearing on the Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee’s (CPPA-G) petition for August 2024 fuel charge adjustments, it was revealed…

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Pakistan Faces LNG Glut as Power Sector Demand Drops, PSO Faces Operational Hurdles

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is grappling with an oversupply of LNG due to a significant drop in demand, primarily from the power sector. This situation has created operational and financial challenges for Pakistan State Oil (PSO), which imports LNG under a long-term agreement with Qatar. The Managing Director of PSO informed the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Energy (Power Division) that power…

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