Month: July 2021

The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has notified the schedule for the restoration of gas supply to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) from Wednesday. The notification issued by SNGPL stated that the gas supply will be restored to the general industry in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 7. It added that the gas supply to the compressed natural gas (CNG) sector will also be restored, besides gas restoration to textile, cement, paper, fertilizers and food industries. A day earlier, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) announced that…

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Churna Island is facing serious ecosystem degradation due to depletion of precious exotic species of corals due to environmental and anthropogenic damages whereas the Island’s conversion into a Marine Protected Area (MPA) could help overcome the crisis. Churna Island is one of the scenic and unique adventure sports tourism attractions offering unforgettable experiences of corals and underground water sports. It is facing depletion due to damage bore by the unique marine life existing in the Coastline. Corals are one of the most productive ecosystems found at thriving scale at different…

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The energy ministry spokesperson on Sunday clarified that there was no forced load shedding across the country for the last 48 hours. In a statement, the spokesperson said that forced load shedding has already come to an end almost 48 hours ago ie Friday, July 02, 5:00 pm onward, across the country as the power generation has increased due to increased gas supply to power plants. He said on Friday, the forced load management was less than 1000MW, “clearly indicating there had never been 8000MW shortfall during more than last 72 hours”.…

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The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) recently submitted the revised Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) for the regulator’s approval. Alongside other revisions, it indicates an increase in the planned hydropower share to more than half of the country’s total energy mix by 2030. The hydropower component of the IGCEP displays an ‘alarming trend’, according to the comments on the plan submitted to NTDC by the Rural Development Policy Institute (RDPI), a civil initiative aiming to stimulate public dialogue on policies, and the Alternative Law Collective (ALC), a group…

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The fragility of the liquefied natural gas(LNG) value chain was exposed last week that sent shock waves in the power corridors. The fault lines whilst hidden acted like sleeper cells and the first strike made the decision-makers lose their sleep. The end consumers suffered the most in killing hot summer amid the return of the countrywide power cuts of various scales and durations. Any lesson: how weak and frail is the value chain. The fault lines were well known but small jolts in the form of a dry dock created…

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