Compressed natural gas (CNG) stations will remain closed till July 9 in Sindh, Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) announced on Monday. CNG stations in the province have been closed since June 22 and were scheduled to resume operations from 8am tomorrow, CNG associations said while responding to the development. A few days back, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM)…
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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday observed that in-efficient power plants were run as compared to efficient power plants during May. Nepra Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi said this while concluding a public hearing into monthly fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for May. The chairman also expressed dismay over National Transmission & Despatch Company’s (NTDC) in-efficiency in the transmission…
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The World Bank (WB) has approved $800 million financing for Programme for Affordable and Clean Energy (PACE) and the Second Securing Human Investments to Foster Transformation (SHIFT-II) programme. World Bank Country Director for Pakistan, Najy Benhassine said that the reforms underpinning PACE and SHIFT can contribute to facilitating sustainable investments and generate welfare gains for those most in need, according…
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Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi has shared a plan for the instalment of a fourth liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the country at Karachi’s Port Qasim. Taking to Twitter to make the announcement on Tuesday, Ali Zaidi shared that Mitsubishi company has decided to invest US $300 million for setting up the LNG terminal at the port.…
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The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has prepared a summary, seeking an increase in petrol prices from July 01. According to sources privy to the decision, the regulator has recommended an increase in petrol price by Rs6 per litre. The authority has suggested an increase of Rs3 per litre in the price of high-speed diesel. According to sources, the…
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Karachi 28, June 2021: With the monsoon season drawing closer, K-Electric (KE) and the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) jointly inaugurated two newly elevated sub-stations located within DHA’s Phase 4 & 8 locales. The inauguration ceremony for two of the substations was chaired by the DHA Administrator – Brigadier Rai Asim Mustafa. Others in attendance were DHA’s Chief Engineer – Col.…
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Opposing the Sui Southern Gas Company demand for an increase of Rs 153.16 per MMBTU in gas prescribed tariff, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has requested Ogra to decrease it and fix it at Rs 450/MMBTU for export oriented zero rated industries. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority will hold public hearing today (Monday) on the SSGC petition for the…
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Perturbed from gas load-shedding, textile exporters have threatened to move their industries to other countries. In a statement issued on Saturday, Pakistan Apparel Forum (PAF) Chairman Jawed Bilwani said that textile exporters have formed a committee for due diligence to shift industries in the wake of gas crises and unviable business environment. During a meeting of prominent textile exporters of…
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U.S.-based wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies has confirmed plans for a 2 GW wafer and cell production facility in India. The unit is being planned under the Indian government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, which aims to drive deployment of every stage of the solar supply chain, from polysilicon to module manufacturing. A spokesperson for the company told pv magazine it is…
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Developers have built hundreds of hydroelectric plants in the Amazon basin to take advantage of the allegedly “green” energy generated by its complex of rivers. But climate researchers now know hydropower is not as good for the environment as once assumed. Though no fossil fuels are burned, the reservoirs release millions of tons of methane and carbon dioxide as vegetation…
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