The electricity generation by WAPDA hydel power stations surpasses 8800 MW during the peak hours on Sept 12, which is the highest hydel electricity generation during the current year.
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Year: 2021
Study highlights unfair treatment to Tharis, inhuman conditions at coal mining sites
Mining and coal-based power projects have spelled disaster for the people in Thar as the government and private corporations have not delivered on their promises of fair compensation, access to grazing lands, jobs and proper resettlement. According to a soon-to-be-released report titled “Coal rush: the impacts of coal power generation on Tharis’ land rights”, the government as well as mining and power companies have used “violent and repressive tactics” while preventing women’s mobility and even “torturing mine workers”. Carried out by the Alliance for Climate Justice and Clean Energy, a…
Read MoreLNG-to-Power Project, $30 Billion in Offshore Wind Targeted for Vietnam
Power generation projects both thermal and renewable continue to be announced for Southeast Asia, with Vietnam taking a lead role with both onshore and offshore power generation installations. Details of a large liquefied natural gas (LNG)-to-power project were announced Sept. 13, just days after the country’s T&T Group and Denmark’s Ørsted said they are prepared to invest $30 billion support offshore wind power development for Vietnam. T&T Group, a multi-industry conglomerate, on Monday said the company had a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Malaysia’s JAKS Resources Berhad, with the companies…
Read MoreUS LNG feedgas demand suggests near full utilization as Nicholas drenches Texas
Total feedgas deliveries to US LNG export terminals hit its highest level in four months Sept. 12 at 11.3 Bcf/d, based on nominations for the morning cycle; the total Sept. 13 was just shy of that level, at 11.29 Bcf/d, S&P Global Platts Analytics data show. Strong demand in Asia and Latin America was buoying markets. Asian spot LNG prices rose Sept. 13 above $21/MMBtu, in part due to persistent global supply uncertainty. As of early afternoon Sept. 13, there were two tankers moored at Freeport LNG, south of Houston,…
Read MoreGuest post: How world’s coal-power pipeline has shrunk by three-quarters
There is now a broad consensus that unabated coal power generation must be rapidly phased out if the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement are to be met. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sees coal use falling by around four-fifths this decade on a 1.5C pathway. The International Energy Agency roadmap for 1.5C says unabated coal power should end by 2030 in advanced economies and by 2040 globally. A pivotal first step is ensuring no new coal-fired power stations are built. UN secretary general António Guterres is calling…
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