KARACHI, December 9, 2025: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) bagged second position at the 40th Corporate Excellence Awards recently organized by Management Association of Pakistan (MAP) in Karachi. The company received the recognition amongst the Oil and Gas Exploration sector in the Industrial Category. Sindh Minister for Labour, Human Resources and Social Protection, Saeed Ghani presented the award to PPL. Being a prestigious award, it recognizes and honors companies demonstrating outstanding performance and enlightened management practices. There were three broad categories of Awards; Industrial, Financial and Not-For-Profit. Companies are assessed in…
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LONGi Releases Global BC Technology Field Data:Performance and Reliability Exceed Expectations
London, December 2025 – LONGi, a global leader in solar technology, recently announced the global field performance results of its Back Contact (BC) technology platform and Hi-MO 9 module. Following the technology’s launch, LONGi initiated a systematic global field testing program across multiple key markets. In collaboration with global customers, authoritative third-party institutions, and its own testing bases, the company conducted long-term and precise comparative monitoring of power generation performance across diverse climates and typical application scenarios in China, Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. This extensive testing…
Read MoreStakeholders call for unified national Extended Producer Responsibility framework as Pakistan advances toward circularity
Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Senator Dr. Musadik Malik underscores urgency for harmonized national action on EPR ISLAMABAD: Calls for national-level alignment on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) gained momentum as policy makers, industry leaders, finance experts, development partners and academics convened to chart Pakistan’s next steps in plastics circularity. While some territories have made steady progress on developing EPR frameworks, participants stressed that a unified national system is essential to ensure scale, efficiency and predictable compliance for producers and recyclers.The two-day convening, “Turning the Tide: Extended Producer…
Read MorePakistan, Iran Agree to Extend Electricity Sale, Prices Set Between 7.7–11.45 Cents/kWh
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have reached an agreement to extend their electricity sale contract, setting the price range between 7.7 and 11.45 US cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) after successful negotiations, sources said. The revised agreement is expected to be presented to the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet for approval on Tuesday. The previous contract between Pakistan’s Central Power Purchasing Agency–Guaranteed (CPPA-G)/NTDC and Iran’s Tavanir expired on December 31, 2024. Pakistan currently imports 100 MW of electricity from Iran, primarily supplying the bordering districts of Balochistan, amounting to roughly…
Read MoreUS Solar Installations Surge 49% in Q3 Despite Regulatory Hurdles
WASHINGTON: The US solar industry installed 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in the third quarter of 2025, marking a 49% sequential increase, according to a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie released on Tuesday. Solar accounted for 58% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the US grid through Q3, with more than 30 GW installed year-to-date. Most of the gains were driven by utility-scale projects largely completed in the second quarter. The surge comes amid ongoing uncertainty caused by the One Big Beautiful…
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