Month: August 2020

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has given verdict in unannounced load shedding case, terming it illegal and unconstitutional to provide free electricity to Wapda employees, ARY News reported on Tuesday. In a seven-page detailed verdict written by PHC Chief Justice Waqar Seth, the high court ordered Wapda for providing uninterrupted power supplies to the consumers who are clearing their utility bills. The consumers who are clearing their utility bills should not be punished due to the defaulters. It was the responsibility of Wapda and Pesco for recovering utility payments…

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Two provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan say federal govt providing least or no support to develop hydropower resource in their areas KarachiPunjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan, all have said that they have not been getting the desired cooperation from the federal authorities concerned to utilize the massive potential in their respective areas to generate hydroelectricity as one of the cheapest and environmental friendly source of energy for the country. The concerned authorities of two provinces and Gilgit-Baltistan region were speaking at the 1st International virtual conference on hydropower sector of Pakistan, organized by…

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Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey on Monday stressed on the need to convert sugar factories into a hub of bio-energy and other value-added products to become self-reliant. He also said there is a greater need for developing flexi sugar factories producing sugar and ethanol as per relative economics and market demand. The secretary was speaking after inaugurating a five-day online executive development programme organised by Kanpur-based National Sugar Institute. Around 100 senior executives from India and overseas sugar industries participated. “He stressed upon converting sugar factories into a hub of bio-energy…

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H.E Mr Tarek Dahrough, Ambassador of Arabic Republic of Egypt to Pakistan called on Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Mr Nadeem Babar at the Ministry of Petroleum today. The Ambassador was leading a delegation of an Egyptian Energy Company TAQA with focus to explore the business opportunities in the field of energy sector of Pakistan. The SAPM gave an overview of Pakistan’s Energy Sector and the presented Government’s earnest endeavours in reforming the energy sector of the country. He said that these efforts are being personally overseen by…

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ISLAMABAD: After its hibernation for almost a decade, the government has decided to reactivate the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) for centralised control and monitoring of all the 10 public sector distribution companies (Discos) as part of a reforms process that may ultimately lead to their privatisation. Under the plan, the Pepco will act as “Management Agent” for all the Discos through a Management Agent Agreement (MMA) with the approval of the respective boards of directors for assisting the Privatisation Commission or any other agency or department in implementing the…

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