Day: June 19, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) has directed the Petroleum Division to revise efficiency benchmarks of Captive Power Plants (CCPs) on its own in consultation with stakeholders as most of the plants’ efficiency is below 50 per cent, sources close to Minister for Information and Broadcasting told Business Recorder. Sharing the background of proposal titled “policy guidelines for energy efficiency audit for CPPs”, the sources said that the ECC while considering a summary submitted by the erstwhile Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources (now Petroleum Division) on November 11,…

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ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has directed the government to include hydropower projects in the scope of renewable energy, official sources told Business Recorder. In this regard, Deputy Registrar, Nepra, Hafeez Ullah Khan has written letters to Managing Director, Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB), Managing Director, National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) and Chief Executive Officer, Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), asking them to implement the directives of the regulator. According to Nepra, it has been observed that hydropower is not being considered under the scope/definition of…

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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday directed the power sector entities to immediately include hydroelectric power in the definition and policy of the Alternate and Renewable Energy (ARE) sources. The decision comes at a time when the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE), led by Planning Minister Asad Umar directed the Power Division to resolve immediately all outstanding issues with the Sindh government on Alternate & Renewable Energy Policy (AREP). The AREP, 2019 was approved, in principle, by the Council of Common Interests (CCI) in December last…

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Launched in July 2019, the procurement exercise has seen final bids ranging from TND millimes 125.3922 ($0.0444)/kWh to TND millimes 129.9736/kWh for projects ranging from 1 MW to 10 MW. The tender lot for projects of 1 MW, final bids are between TND millimes 189.500 ($0.0671)/kWh to TND millimes 213.500/kWh The Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines has revealed 16 winning projects from its 70 MW PV tender, which was launched in July 2019. Through this procurement exercise, the Tunisian government aims to build six solar power plants with…

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