Day: December 18, 2019

December 18, 2019: A delegation of the PAF Air War College, Karachi, headed by Air Vice Marshal Zulfiqar Ahmed Qureshi today visited WAPDA House Lahore. During the visit, the delegation was briefed about the water scenario, development plans and future challenges in water and hydropower sectors.             Dilating upon the factors behind the dismal scenario of water sector, WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) briefed the delegation that per capita water availability in the country has come down from 5650 cubic meter in 1951 to an alarming level of 908…

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New Report Underlines the Great Potential of Renewables as a Source of Reliable Power for Refugee Settlements IRENA and UNHCR forge partnership to increase the role of renewable power solutions for displaced communities Geneva, Switzerland, 18 December 2019 – On-site renewable energy solutions can cost-effectively supply refugee communities with low-cost, reliable electricity, according to the findings of a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in cooperation with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. There are currently almost 26 million refugees in the world today. Unreliable energy exposes them to additional…

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Syed Jehangir Ali Shah has been assigned the post of Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director of Pakistan State Oil (PSO), it was learnt on Wednesday. “By virtue of Government of Pakistan’s Notification No.1 (39)/2018-Oil dated December 17, 2019, Syed Jehangir Ali Shah has been assigned the post of Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited on Acting Charge basis with effect from November 30, 2019,” read a PSO announcement. The company said that Jehangir has been appointed for another period of 30 days or till the…

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KARACHI: It is ironic that the massive hike of up to 213.7% in gas prices comes at a time when Pakistan is facing gas outages as demand has exceeded supply following an abrupt drop in temperature in different parts of the country. The situation resulted in long queues outside tandoors due to low gas pressure at residences and prompted Karachi-based Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) to suddenly suspend supplies to CNG fuel stations in Sindh and Balochistan to keep supplies to households normal on Tuesday. SSGC supplies gas to consumers in…

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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet is expected to allow a consortium of Pakistan’s state-owned companies to participate in the bidding round for an offshore block in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) will undertake the bidding process for awarding the offshore block to oil and gas exploration companies by December 31 this year. Pakistan’s state-owned oil and gas exploration firms including Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) and Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) are set to establish their footprint in offshore drilling outside Pakistan by…

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