Day: December 23, 2021

Industry’s gas woes

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BONA FIDE textile and clothing exporters have started suffering production losses as the row between the industry and energy ministry over the complete suspension of gas supplies for captive power continues. While the ministry’s action may not leave as extensive an impact on the industry’s overseas shipments during winter as is being maintained by APTMA, it has already compelled many exporters — especially vertically integrated units dependent on gas or on both electricity and gas to fully run their operations — to partially close down their production capacities. The ministry…

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Power Generation: Nuclear To the Rescue

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Power generation in November 2021 went up by 14 percent year-on-year. The same has gone by nearly 9 percent for Jul-Nov period year-on-year. These are good numbers, without being extraordinary. The suggestion from different quarters—that these numbers indicate a switch to electric heating from natural gas users in the wake of concessional winter package on incremental electricity consumption—is unfounded. Recall that the government has also substantially curtailed natural gas supply to captive power producers, which should have led to more grid consumption from industrial users. While the step is good…

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APCNGA Starts Countrywide Protest Against no Gas Supply

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The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) started a nationwide protest on Wednesday against the illegal gas supply cut off to the CNG sector. According to a statement, a protest and sit-in was held outside the office of Sui Southern by the APCNGA and Sindh CNG Association, after which the protest will be extended to Punjab, it added. APCNGA group leader Ghiyas Abdullah Paracha said that some elements are giving wrong information to the Federal Cabinet resulting in erroneous decisions, putting hundreds of thousands of jobs and investments worth billions at…

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Gwadar Water Crisis Set to End Next Year

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Gwadar’s water nightmare, shortage and contamination, is going to be over next year as about 168,000 residents of the port city are all set to be recipients of sufficient supply of clean drinking water, Gwadar Pro reported on Wednesday. This will take place after the materialization of many water management projects including water-pipe distribution system from three dams, replacement of water supply lines with rusty and broken lines linked to each and every households and desalinization Plants being spearheaded by Balochistan government and Gwadar Development Authority in 2022. In a…

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Islamabad’s Air Pollution Reaches Record Highest

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Federal capital’s air pollution reaches record highest, reveals the 24 hours ambient air quality report of Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA)’s on Wednesday. According to the report, increased ratio of environmental pollutants causing bad air and degraded atmosphere leading to smog. The National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) by EPA set a threshold of 35 microgrammes per cubic meter for particulate matter of 2.5 microns (PM2.5), 120 microgrammes per cubic meter for sulphur dioxide (SO2) and 80 microgrammes per cubic meter to ensure clean ambiance. The report highlighted that the past…

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