Transmission line will evacuate Power from 969 MW Neelum Jhehlum HPP and 720 MW Karot HPPNTDC Headquarter, WAPDA House Lahore (14 Jan 2022) National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has successfully completed and energized the 133 km long 2nd phase of 500 kV Neelum Jhehlum Double Circuit Transmission line and energized it successfully. Now the power generated through 969…
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The European gas crunch has been hogging headlines for months now, and with good reason – the continent is still struggling to secure enough energy for its winter needs. But there may be a worse crunch looming over the world, and that would be an oil crunch. The signs are there for everyone to see should they bother to look: OPEC’s…
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An inauguration ceremony was held in this regard, in which Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah was the chief guest. Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Administrator Murtaza Wahab, SSWMB Managing Director Zubair Channa and Sindh Local Government Secretary Syed Najam Ahmed Shah were also present at the ceremony. Addressing the event, Shah said that as per the new local…
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The Pakistan Oil Refinery Policy 2021 has turned into a shuttlecock between the Ministry of Energy and Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) which has sparked uncertainty in the refining sector that plans to invest $5 billion to upgrade projects. The delay in reaching a decision by the CCOE has marred the investment plans of refineries. CCOE has already approved Refinery…
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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday allowed applicability of cheaper fixed electricity rate of Rs12.96 per unit on incremental consumption to domestic, commercial and general services in current winter months to K-Electric and until Oct 31, 2023 to all industrial consumers of the utility while missing out industrial (B1) consumers of other distribution companies (Discos). It may…
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Experts have agreed that privatisation of distribution companies is the only way forward for the energy sector of Pakistan. They held the view that failure to privatise the firms would enhance the problem of excess capacity and inflate circular debt. At a dialogue titled ‘Fixing Pakistan’s Power Sector – The Way Forward’ on Wednesday, K-Electric CEO Moonis Alvi said that…
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Sindh Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development Ismail Rahu on Wednesday said that people living on the coastal areas, including Badin, had started migrating due to acute shortage of water in the province. “The water shortage has aggravated the problems of Badin and other coastal areas where livestock, fisheries and agriculture have been destroyed,” he said while addressing…
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Turkey should determine a road map that ensures reaching at least 2 million electric vehicles and over 200,000 public charging sockets by 2030, said the Turkey Electric Vehicles Outlook report released by Sabancı University’s Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC) on Jan. 11. In the report, the IICEA suggested “strengthening the individual and corporate entrepreneurship ecosystem and human…
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The irrigation department and Wapda on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for rehabilitation and solarisation of water supply schemes. Under the agreement, the existing water supply schemes would be upgraded and solarised in different union councils of the provincial capital with the support of the European Union’s Grant Community Development Project. The issue of power supply to these schemes…
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Members of National Assembly across the political divide expressed their anger at the prolonged unscheduled load shedding, exorbitant electricity bills, corruption, mismanagement and non-availability of required material on Monday. Presided over by Chaudhry Salik Hussain, the committee spent most of its time on the complaints of its members and half a dozen special invitee National Assembly members. The Members from…
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