Day: August 29, 2021

Hascol launching Vaccination Centers on M2 motorway

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In coordination with the National Command & Control Centre (NCOC) and the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), Hascol Petroleum Limited is establishing Drive-Through Vaccination Centers at selected retail outlets on the M2 Motorway in Bhera, and at its Excellence Training Centre in Machike. The Covid-19 menace shows no signs of abatement in the country with the Delta variant claiming more and more precious lives. Therefore the Government of Pakistan and the private sector are joining hands to meet the challenge head-on to promote vaccination amongst the entire population of…

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FPCCI seeks energy tariff relief for domestic industries

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The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel has called for lessening the burden of heavy taxes on the power sector, as it has pushed the electricity prices higher and added to the already soaring cost of trade and industry. FPCCI’s Businessmen Panel Chairman, Mian Anjum Nisar in a statement issued here on Saturday, appreciating the government for approving continuation of electricity and gas subsidy for export-oriented sectors, has sought the same competitive energy tariffs for domestic industries to capture the global market. He said that…

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Masdar Celebrates Inauguration Of Landmark 100 MW Nur Navoi Solar Project In Uzbekistan

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Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company and one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has inaugurated the Nur Navoi Solar Project – Uzbekistan’s first successfully-financed independent power producer (IPP) solar project. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Sardor Umurzakov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade for the Republic of Uzbekistan, Alisher Sultanov, Minister of Energy for the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Saeed Matar Al-Qemzi, UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan. The event, held at the…

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Electricity export to Afghanistan, Pakistan can be risen by 400 MW

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Energy Ministry’s Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said that it is possible to increase the supply of electricity to Pakistan and Afghanistan by more than 400 megawatts (MW). The official said Iran is willing to expand relations with Pakistan and boost electricity export to this country, IRNA reported. Transmission line to Pakistan border to supply electricity to Gwadar port has been built, but power grid is not yet available, the official stated. If the condition will be provided to build a network in Pakistan or if they build…

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First unit of world’s largest LNG plant shipped from China to Russia

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The first section of a massive new liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant bound for the Arctic Circle was loaded onto a cargo ship at Daishan manufacturing base in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Thursday. The 10,000-tonne unit will arrive in Murmansk in northwestern Russia in 25 days. With 13 more units to follow, they will form the Arctic LNG 2 (ALNG2) Project, the world’s largest LNG plant in the Arctic Ocean area. The project is being developed by Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer. The plant will operate in…

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