660MW coal power plant faces delay

The beginning of commercial production by Lucky Cement’s 660-megawatt local coal-fired power project worth over $1 billion has faced a delay of around five months due to inability of the government to finish construction of transmission lines on time in the wake of Covid-19. The company has, however, refused to accept excuses from government agencies responsible to build the required…

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Divestment of Mari shares hits snag

ISLAMABAD:ISLAMABAD:ISLAMABAD:The divestment of government of Pakistan’s remaining shares in Mari Petroleum has been held back due to observations made by the anticorruption watchdog. Sources told The Express Tribune that a meeting was held in the first week of January at the Privatisation Commission to discuss the divestment of Mari Petroleum’s shares. The meeting was chaired by the privatisation minister and…

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OGRA approves 5.4% tariff hike

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has allowed a 5.4% increase in the price of gas for consumers of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC). The regulator allowed the hike in the prescribed price of gas while determining the estimated revenue requirement (ERR) of SSGC for financial year 2020-21. The oil and gas regulator allowed the price increase in order…

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ECC forms committee to review OMCs’ margins on petroleum products

Committee okays continuation of general subsidy on five essential items through USC; approves allocation of gas from Mari Petroleum wells to SSGC; defers five-year textile policy for further deliberations The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has constituted a four-member committee to review the margins of oil marketing companies/dealers on petroleum products. The ECC meeting was held under the…

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Ogra approves gas price hike for Sindh, Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has allowed the Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) to charge 5.4 percent more charges from gas consumers to recover its multi-billion rupees shortfall. It notified a 5.4 percent increase in prescribed gas price and fixed it at Rs778.59/mmbtu for SSGCL to recover Rs14.27 billion shortfall in estimated revenue requirement (ERR) for…

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