Day: September 8, 2021

LAHORE, Pakistan, Sept. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, showcased the latest PV and energy storage product solutions at Solar Pakistan 2021 and signed a 50 MW distribution contract onsite, furthering its commitment to renewable energy and fueling the national transition to a low carbon economy. The 50 MW agreement was forged between Sungrow and the reputed local distributor Energy For You to supply featured residential and commercial inverter solutions to power Pakistani installations within a year. The Solar Pakistan expo, which was…

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Sindh Excise Minister Mukesh Kumar on Tuesday announced that the registration of electric vehicles (EVs) and motorcycles has begun. The decision has been taken keeping in view the increasing demand of people buying electric vehicles and motorcycles while customers have been facing difficulties due to the delay in the registration process. Earlier in June, in order to implement the decision of the federal cabinet for incentivising electric vehicles, the government has notified exemption of registration fee and motor vehicle tax on two- and three-wheeler and heavy commercial vehicles and four-wheelers…

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Pakistan achieved the honour of becoming a leader in manpower export in the region, surpassing major players including India and Bangladesh in 2020. Determined to be at the forefront of this, Descon Engineering Limited is all set to provide close to 10,000 job opportunities in the GCC region for 2021. Majority of these positions will be filled from Pakistan. The target from July till December is to recruit and mobilise close to 10,000 personnel to go overseas where they will get international exposure and a chance to showcase/prove their skills…

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NEPRA has imposed a fine of Rs28 million on Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO) on charges of negligence resulting in fatal incidents during the period July, 2019 to November, 2020.  NEPRA upon receipt of reports of 20 deaths due to different electrocution incidents during July 2019 to November 2020, constituted a three-member investigation committee under Section 27-A of NEPRA Act 1997 to visit the relevant areas, conduct investigation and ascertain the facts and possible violations of NEPRA laws, rules and regulations. The investigation committee’s report revealed that 11 out of…

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The government on Tuesday appeared set to increase the electricity tariff it had put on hold in April as part of revised Circular Debt Managem­ent Plan (CDMP) and efforts to ensure continuous foreign inflows from lending agencies – particularly the IMF, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. The tariff increase along with CDMP is expected to set into motion from Oct 1, but has to be discussed in detail by the Economic Coordination Comm­ittee (ECC) of the Cabinet within a few days. The tariff increases would be made…

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