Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has been executing various projects with an estimated cost of around US $ 26 billion to harness cheap hydel electricity potential besides ensuring water security. Few of these projects included Diamer Basha Dam, Mohmand Dam and Dasu, official sources told APP. These projects, scheduled to be completed one by one from 2022 to 2028-29,…
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The World Bank has a new report out this week on decarbonising maritime transport in which it specifically recommends countries pull back from investing in further LNG bunkering infrastructure. The World Bank has concluded that green ammonia closely followed by green hydrogen strike the advantageous balance of favourable features among a range of different candidate bunker fuels for ships. These…
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According to shipbroker Gibson, the current orderbook for LNG-fuelled vessels stands at over 130 ships, including 40 containerships. “Of these, Hapag-Lloyd has six 23,000 teu vessels under construction at DSME, CMA CGM has four 22,000 teu vessels on order, along with nine 15,000 teu vessels at HHI, while Eastern Pacific Shipping has 10 14,800 teu ships on order from HHI,”…
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Chinese encroachment into Tibet has finally yielded a trump card, and it’s one India can seemingly do little about. In July 2020, India and China fought a bloody skirmish in the Himalayas that left 20 Indian soldiers dead, according to unconfirmed reports. Relations between the two countries have been strained in recent years, particularly after a standoff in 2017 involving the…
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COAS was given a detailed brief on ongoing and future projects of Fauji Foundation and a review of various set-ups working under it. General Bajwa appreciated the performance and commitment of Fauji Foundation towards the provision of quality services and assured them of his full support in all future endeavors. During the visit, COAS also inaugurated a 100-bed Hospital and…
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Facebook has signed a deal to buy renewable energy in India from a local firm’s wind power project, the social media giant’s first such deal in the South Asian nation, the companies said on Thursday. Facebook also said that as of 2020, the company’s global operations were supported wholly by renewable energy and that it has reached net-zero emissions. The 32…
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LAHORE: Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has awarded civil works contract worth Rs936.29 million through international competitive bidding to Technicon Enterprises for the second rehabilitation of Warsak Hydroelectric Power Station. The authority aims to regain the power station’s generation capacity, which has decreased to 193 megawatts from 243MW due to ageing factor as its electro-mechanical equipment has become old.…
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The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is set to approve amendments to the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in a bid to free three liquefied natural gas (LNG)-based power plants from 66% guaranteed offtake. The move will add Rs100 billion annually to the circular debt of the energy sector. Earlier, the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) had dismissed concerns of the Petroleum…
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The water contains more radioactive material than the plant’s managers previously stated. Japan’s government announced on Tuesday (April 13) that it will dump more than a million tons of contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, beginning in two years. Roughly 1.25 million tons (1.13 million metric tons) of water have accumulated around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear…
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As a part of its ‘Beyond Zero’ program, Toyota will soon introduce a brand new Electric Vehicle (EV) to the world. Although the details of the vehicle have not yet been made public, the Japanese automaker has released a teaser of the new EV. Toyota will reveal its new EV on 19 April 2021. From the seemingly tall ride height,…
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