Saving $6 Billion on fuel imports, Thar Coal project to prove as game-changer: PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said amid the skyrocketing fuel prices, the cheaper energy production from the Thar Coal Mines project would prove as a game-changer of development for the entire country. The Thar Coal Project, he said, could help the government save up to $6 billion as the expenditure on the import of…
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NEPRA receives 12,436 consumers complaints against DISCOs in FY 2021-22
Consumer Affairs Department (CAD) of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has received a total of 12,436 complaints against various power distribution companies (DISCOs) and National Transmission Despatch Company (NTDC) during last fiscal year 2021-22. Official sources in power regulator told APP here that out of total received complaints, some 11,807 have already been disposed…
World’s airlines agree on net-zero carbon emissions by 2050: UN Agency
Member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have adopted a long-term goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, following two weeks of intensive diplomacy at the Montreal-based UN agency’s 41st Assembly. The goal for decarbonized air transport, which follows similar commitments from industry groups, will “contribute to the green innovation and implementation momentum,…
Projects worth billions approved by ECNEC in energy, education, communication sectors
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) here on Friday approved projects worth billions of rupees relating to energy, education, communication, food security and agriculture sectors of the country. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the ECNEC meeting. Among others, the meeting was attended by Federal Minister for…
Winder Dam to be completed in 2025
The Winder Dam project of 3 megawatts (MW) capacity, which is situated across the Winder River that would store 54,000 acre-feet of water, would be completed in 2025. “The dam is located at a distance of 125 Kilometer from Karachi, 66 Kilometer from Uthal and 25 Kilometer from Winder Town in Lasbela District of Baluchistan,”….
CPEC energy projects generate 46,000 job opportunities
Some 46,500 Pakistanis have been employed so far in the energy projects (completed and under-construction) under the umbrella of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Considering the various economic fissures prevailing in Pakistan (i.e, inequitable underdevelopment, low energy access, low human capital, and accompanying low productivity), the CPEC power plants have performed commendably in raising overall…
Qatar to invest in country’s energy, trade, other sectors
The Ambassador of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Sauod bin Abdulrahman bin Faisal Al-Thani, here on Tuesday expressed his government’s intention to invest in various sectors of Pakistan economy, especially in energy, trade and businesses. The investment would help further strengthening the bilateral economic ties between both of the countries, the ambassador said during a…
Pakistan has potential to generate 3,408,000 MW
Pakistan has huge potential to generate 3,408,000 MW electricity from indigenous resources, including hydro, wind, solar, bagasse and coal. The estimated potential from hydro stood at 60,000 MW, wind 346,000 MW, solar 2,900,000 MW, bagasse 2,000 MW and coal 100,000 MW. They said hydro resources were mainly located in the northern parts of the country,…
Government notifies fuel adjustment charges waiver for upto 300 units
The implementation process for grant of relief to power consumers over fuel charge adjustment (FCA) as announced by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif began with the issuance of a notification by the relevant ministry. According to a notification of the Ministry of Energy (Power Division), Non-ToU domestic, non-protected consumers having 201-300 units consumption would not…
Thar Coal to generate 2600 MW electricity this year: Khurram Dastgir
Federal Minister of Energy (Power Division) Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan on Thursday said that Thar Coal Project would generate 2600 MW electricity this year and it would be one of the major energy project of the country. Thar people have the right of employment in the project and in this regard directives were issued to…