Month: August 2021

Tarin dubs energy sector ‘Achilles heel’, says will take at least 5-7 years to fix issues

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Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Friday that he believed the energy sector to be the government’s “Achilles heel”, and it would take at least five to seven years to resolve the issues the sector was facing. Addressing businessmen at the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said the government was trying to fix the problems the sector faced today, even though these were not a consequence of the actions of the incumbent government. “Excessive [electricity generation] capacity has been built and we will have to consume that…

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Small scale RE systems exempted from generation license

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Islamabad: Cabinet committee on energy (CCoE) on Friday approved exemption of generation license for small-scale RE-based systems up to 25 kW for net metering. CCoE approved the proposal of the Power Division for eliminating the need for generation licenses for small-scale RE-based systems (upto 25 kW) for net metering. The measure will greatly facilitate consumers who wish to install small-scale solar systems for their homes and businesses and avail the facility of net metering. The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) held a meeting under the Chairmanship of the Federal Minister…

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China Doesn’t Need Another Coal Power Plant

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Leading into COP26 climate negotiations, China announced a new goal of net-zero emissions by 2060 including reaching 1,200 gigawatts (GW) total wind and solar by 2030, more than doubling current capacity. But despite this pledge, China continues citing reliability concerns to expand its coal fleet, which risks dangerous climate change. New Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) research shows new coal plants are not necessary for a reliable power system in China. In fact, the opposite is true: China can deliver reliable, affordable electricity by accelerating its clean energy transition. In…

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Australia’s Queensland turns to hydrogen from coal, LNG

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Dalrymple Bay, the second-largest coal export facility by capacity in Australia’s Queensland state, is targeting to become an export hub for green hydrogen, after owner DBI Group signed an agreement with North Queensland Bulk Ports, Japanese trading house Itochu and US infrastructure fund Brookfield Group. The deal for now will look at potential options to export through Dalrymple Bay green hydrogen, which is produced using renewable energy with no emissions. DBI is looking to diversify and is seeking to capitalise on government assistance to move into hydrogen exports. The Queensland…

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Movement of heavy machinery poses threat to Tarbela Dam

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The movement of heavy machinery for the Tarbela Dam fifth expansion project is posing a serious threat to the dam’s spillway gates. On August 12, Prime Minister Imran Khan had performed the ground-breaking of the fifth extension project of the Tarbela Dam. According to sources, while transporting the heavy machinery to the construction site, laid down rules and procedures were being violated, posing a direct threat to the existing dam and its spillways. The excessive weight of heavy machinery might damage the spillway gates of the world’s largest earth-filled dam,…

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