It is autumn of 2019 and the world knows nothing of Covid-19 or R numbers. I’m stood at Concordia camp in the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan. Tomorrow, I will complete the final leg of a two-week trek to K2 base camp at the foot of Earth’s second-highest mountain….
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LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said the provincial government is setting up a 100-MW solar power project in Layyah at a cost of $57 million, which will add 200 million units of cheap electricity to the national grid. She was addressing a press conference along with Punjab Minister for Energy Dr…
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ISLAMABAD: Poor planning for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has earned a bad name to the government as gas load-shedding in various parts of the country provided detractors an opportunity to criticise the government, noted cabinet members in a recent meeting. During discussions, the cabinet members highlighted that considering the gas supply and demand situation, proper planning should…
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LAHORE: Heaps of waste are yet to be lifted and disposed of at the landfill sites, leaving a large population of Lahore with no option but to live in a stinking environment for the last many days. There are reports that people in various localities have expressed anger over the situation and castigated sanitation / cleanliness workers / supervisors and…
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ISLAMABAD: Independent power producers (IPPs) have cast off a payment plan offered by the government for partial settlement of their dues and demanded at least 50 per cent upfront cash payments before signing formal agreements for tariff discounts. An implementation committee led by Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh had last week offered payment of about Rs450 billion to the…
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Recently the news of appointment of Sui Northern Gs Pipelines (SNGPL) Managing Director made waves as the Company got MD from the corporate sector hence the appointment of Ali J Hamdani came as a big surprise for all those familiar with the oil and gas sector in Pakistan. Unlike in most of the cases, this was a pleasant surprise as…
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The Transport and Mass Transit Department of Sindh in a letter written to the PSO chief executive officer has asked the oil and gas marketing company to ensure that oil tankers having no or fake fitness certificates are not allowed to hit the road in the province. The secretary of the department stated that vehicles owned or hired by oil…
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ISLAMABAD: The government has planned to construct the Strategic Underground Gas Storages (SUGS) in August this year to meet the increasing gas demand in future, which were considered mandatory along with the import of LNG as per international practices. “Feasibility study of the SUGS is scheduled to be completed in May, while construction on these facilities will start in August…
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RAWALPINDI: Gas crisis has further aggravated as consumers of several localities of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad running behind high priced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), dry woods, coal and kerosene oil due to shortage of natural gas even for domestic consumers in freezing temperature. Some seven days back on December 28, Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice on gas…
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The South Asian nation will have a majority share of 51% to 74% in the project, while Russia will own the remainder, Nadeem Babar, petroleum adviser to the prime minister, said in an interview on Dec. 14. Pakistan’s gas distribution companies Sui Southern Gas Co. and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd., which have started acquiring land for the pipeline, will…
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