ISLAMABAD: The cabinet has allowed the Ministry of Industries and Production to give additional roles to government officers for vacant posts of CEO or managing director of stateowned enterprises (SOEs) until the appointment of new heads. The permission was given in relation to those SOEs that had either been merged, made autonomous or were being privatised. During discussion in a…
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KARACHI: A court of law has barred Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) from hiring new workforce, mostly on officer’s positions, after existing employees approached the court to get overdue promotions which have been on hold for several years. “The defendants (SSGC’s higher management) are directed to act strictly in accordance with the employment policy and no recruitment shall be made…
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KARACHI: Commercial power production dropped to 13,104 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in September 2020 as industrial and residential consumers continued to switch over to cheaper options like generating their own electricity from solar and gas-fired plants to avoid comparatively expensive electricity from the national grid system. Power production dropped 10.5% in September compared to August 2020 and decreased almost 4% compared to…
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The federal government is ready to make the amendments that the Sindh government wants in the Pakistan Island Development Authority Ordinance, said Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan on Thursday. Speaking to the media outside the Sindh High Court (SHC) after appearing before a bench hearing a plea about the ordinance, the attorney general said the issue cannot be…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to conduct prior environmental studies and ensure conservation of natural resources before launching development work on islands. Chairing a meeting to review progress on Pakistan islands and Ravi Riverfront Urban Development projects, the prime minister emphasised that the development activity in the two projects would bring in huge investments for…
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آرڈیننس کے خلاف مزید شہریوں نے درخواستیں دائر کردیں ٹارنی جنرل خالد جاوید اور دیگر پیش سمندر میں 12 نائٹکل مائل کے بعد وفاقی حدود شروع ہوتے ہیں ، جبران ناصر وکیل درخواست گزار تعمیراتی کام سے مینگروز کو بری طرح نقصان پہنچے گا،وکیل درخواست عدالتی نوٹس کے اجرا کے بعد وفاق نے مزید دو اشتہارات جاری کردیئے ، ایڈوکیٹ…
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LAHORE: Power sector reforms are unlikely to pick up because of the instability in policymaking and poor acceptance of reforms by the employees of distribution companies. It may be noted that the federal government is set to take up power sector reforms with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which included decentralization of power distribution companies from the centre to provinces,…
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Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan on Monday informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Power that the government would save around Rs147 billion during a period of three years after it streamlined matters related to the LNG usage in electricity generation. “Initially, it was mandatory to consume 100% LNG in some power generation plants on the basis of take…
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Energy outlook season is here. And it’s not rosy. Global energy players and major stakeholders are out with their keenly-awaited and immensely researched outlooks. COVID-19 has turned 2020 into an unusual year, carrying long-term ramifications for the energy world. The Paris-based International Energy Agency has termed the pandemic a disruption not seen since the “world wars and the Great Depression.”…
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THE proposal to stop connecting domestic gas consumers to the extensive pipeline network of SSGC and SNGPL in future as part of the broader national energy-sector reform plan has been on the table for some years now. The suggestion was put forward to bridge the growing supply gap during winter on account of fast-depleting indigenous resources and the increasing demand…
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