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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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State-owned companies are paying the price of overcoming the gas crisis in winter season, which adds billions of rupees to the circular debt due to diversion of expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) to residential consumers without any legal framework. The provision of LNG to the domestic sector is going to hit the public gas utilities hard, as the imported gas…
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