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Mining and coal-based power projects have spelled disaster for the people in Thar as the government and private corporations have not delivered on their promises of fair compensation, access to grazing lands, jobs and proper resettlement. According to a soon-to-be-released report titled “Coal rush: the impacts of coal power generation on Tharis’ land rights”, the government as well as mining and power companies have used “violent and repressive tactics” while preventing women’s mobility and even “torturing mine workers”. Carried out by the Alliance for Climate Justice and Clean Energy, a…

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The Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL) on Monday announced that it will suspend gas supplies to all the CNG stations across Sindh and Balochistan from midnight Sept 14 for four days. The company said supplies to CNG stations will be restored from 8am (Sept 18). The decision to suspend gas supply to CNG outlets was taken due to dry-docking (change of FSRU at Engro Terminal) that would take place from Sept 14 to 17. As a result, SSGC’s RLNG intake would be reduced from 150 to 75mmcfd. Domestic and…

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The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) on Monday approved cheaper winter tariff for electricity consumers on incremental consumption and cleared a controversial payment of about Rs131 billion to 11 independent power producers (IPPs) of the 2002 power policy — barring Nishat Chunian. The meeting, presided over by Planning Minister Asad Umar, also cleared the Pakistan Oil Refining Policy, 2021, with certain conditions to reduce incentives for existing refineries owing to strong observations by the planning and finance ministers and did not take a decision on the Asian Development Bank-funded smart…

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China released a plan on Thursday that sets out measures to develop its pumped hydro storage system by 2035, in an effort to boost renewable energy consumption and ensure stable grid operation. It aims to launch more than 62 gigawatts (GW) of pumped hydro storage in 2025 and 120 GW in 2030, while establishing globally competitive companies that use advanced technology as industry leaders by 2035, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said.

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LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The Hydropower Sustainability Council (HSC) has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance standard to enhance transparency in the industry and give investors more confidence in backing new projects, it said on Thursday. Hydropower supplied one sixth of global electricity in 2020 but new projects have slowed, partly due to lengthy permitting processes, risks from environmental assessments and opposition from local communities. read more “The hydropower sector needs a credible, transparent certification scheme that will incentivise the best projects,” Ashok Khosla, chair of the…

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