Karachi– The services of national and multinational companies, working in energy sector were recognized at an award distribution ceremony of first Energy Awards at a local hotel.Senior Executive Director of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Javed Nazeer distributed the awards, launched by monthly Energy Update.The recipient in the oil marketing companies was Executive Director Pakistan Sate Mr. Kaleem Siddiqui,…
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Karachi – The Chairman, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Lt. General (Retd) Saeed-uz-Zafar has said that if serious efforts are not made to increase generation, the consumers may receive costly power. He was speaking as chief guest at a seminar on “Energy Crisis Challenges and Future Strategies” on the occasion of first anniversary celebration of monthly “Energy Update” at…
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The Sindh government apart from providing support to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation to beef up its firefighting system is also ready to work with industrial zones and commercial centres in the city to enhance their safety systems so to tackle any fire or similar disaster. Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah stated this while speaking as the chief guest…
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ISLAMABAD: Tarbela 4th extension hydropower project has contributed 5.6 billion units of low-cost electricity to the grid since its launch last year, World Bank (WB) President David Robert Malpass was told on Thursday. Briefing the WB president, Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Muzammil Hussain said as many as 378 million acre feet of water has been released from…
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The federal government on Thursday through a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance announced a Re1 increase in the price of petrol for the month of November. The price of petrol was increased from Rs113.24 to Rs114.24 per litre, as per the recommendations of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). High speed diesel (HSD) price was increased by…
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ISLAMABAD: In a rare move, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday put on hold about Rs3 per unit increase in electricity tariff for consumers of ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) under monthly fuel adjustment for lack of evidence. At a monthly public hearing, Nepra Chairman Tauseef H. Farooqi said “it would be a burden on our conscience if…
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ISLAMABAD: The government has lifted the ban on new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) connections across the country. The moratorium on fresh connections on local gas to the industrial sector was imposed in 2011 and the industry was given re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) connections. The move was welcomed by All Pakistan CNG Association Central Chairman Ghiyas Abdullah Paracha. In a…
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ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to keep the prices of petroleum products largely unchanged for November as the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has worked out minor adjustments in the costs of various imported products. A senior official at the ministry of energy said that Ogra had worked out an increase of Re1 and 27 paisa in the prices…
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ISLAMABAD: After getting a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contract from private-sector consumers, US energy giant ExxonMobil is planning to build the third LNG terminal in Karachi as a joint-venture partner. Some time ago, ExxonMobil, in collaboration with Pakistan’s exploration and production companies, drilled an offshore well to search for hydrocarbon reserves in the Arabian Sea. However, the effort could…
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