Month: December 2020

Govt-IPPs MoUs Granted Cabinet Sanction

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has granted “explicit” approval to the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed between four dozen Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Government of Pakistan (GoP) to be converted into agreements, well-informed sources told Business Recorder. The government’s team has already started talks with the IPPs on the language of draft agreements aimed at finalising the pacts for final approval of the Cabinet. However, disagreement was witnessed between the IPPs and the government’s team on mode and duration of payment. On November 26, 2020, the CCoE was informed that…

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NEPRA Approves Reduction in Industrial Tariff

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ISLAMABAD: In line with the prime minister’s promise to the small & medium industries, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has decided to decrease industrial tariff by Rs4.96 per unit. According to NEPRA, the commercial electricity price for small industries has been reduced from Rs12.96 to Rs8 per unit, effective from November 1, 2020. The new tariff, which is for entire country except Karachi, will be applicable for a period of eight months, till June 30, 2021. Sources in the power sector informed that NEPRA has forwarded its decision to…

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Self-Cleaning Tech For Small Off-Grid PV Arrays

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Scientists from Pakistan’s University of Science and Technology (MUST), the University of Poonch Rawalakot, and the Stevens Institute of Technology in the United States have developed a new cleaning mechanism for small-sized standalone PV systems that can be cheaply and efficiently deployed. The proposed system, which the academics describe as an automatic self-cleaning mechanism (ASCM), consists of a mounting structure and a cleaning wiper. They placed the wiper in a suitable position for smooth movement on the surface of the module, supported by a pulley mechanism. They also attached a shutter…

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Mobile Air Quality Monitoring Stations Set Up

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RAWALPINDI: For the first time, an air quality monitoring mobile station was used to monitor air pollution in one of the busiest areas of the city, the Katcheri Chowk, on Wednesday. Results of the monitoring of pollution in the air from various areas of the garrison city are expected on Thursday (today), officials told The Express Tribune. The Automatic Air Quality Mobile Station has been set up at the Rawalpindi Commissioner Office for air pollution monitoring of Katcheri Chowk, district administration Officials said the use of the mobile station would…

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Govt to start Covid-19 Vaccination Drive in April

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will launch a Covid-19 vaccination drive in the second quarter of 2021, providing the vaccine to all citizens free of charge, Nausheen Hamid, parliamentary secretary on Health said on Wednesday. In a tweet and a separate media talk, Hamid said that the federal cabinet had approved initial funds to purchase the vaccine. “PTI government will provide the coronavirus vaccine free of cost to the people. Government will start the vaccination from the second quarter of 2021,” she tweeted. Hamid told a private TV channel that phase 3 clinical…

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