Year: 2021

Australia’s ‘unsafe’ solar installation standards under fire

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More than 2.68 million rooftop solar PV systems have now been installed in Australia. But REA Global Director Michael Mrowka has declared that changes to national installation standards are urgently needed in order to defuse a “ticking time-bomb” created by unsafe and poorly designed solar installations. Mrowka said rooftop solar safety standards, particularly those relating to the controversial DC isolators that were mandated in Australia in 2012, have not kept pace with technology and industry changes. “One example is the AS/NZS 5033 standard that mandates rooftop solar isolators, which have…

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Global gas prices rally on hot summer, storage demand

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SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI/LONDON (July 1): Global prices for natural gas are at multi-year highs, with high temperatures driving up demand for power generation in the northern hemisphere for air conditioning and as traders in some regions replenish stocks ahead of winter. Prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes delivered in Asia rose above US$13 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) this week, highest for this time of the year since 2013, while Dutch wholesale and US natural gas prices also rose to multi-year highs. “Post-lockdown demand recovery, together with a wide collection…

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No part of country spared from power loadshedding

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LAHORE: Most parts of the country have been experiencing loadshedding, including the forced one, for several hours due to the shortfall widening fast. People have been suffering from five to 12 hours forced/unannounced as well scheduled loadshedding across the country owing to an overloaded system. The forced loadshedding for another couple of hours is also being observed in various areas falling within service jurisdiction of as many as 1,000 high loss feeders. In Hyderabad, consumers are forced to suffer eight to 10 hours unannounced load management. The situation is worst…

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Engro blames slow pace for not accomplishing dry-docking on time

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ISLAMABAD: Although the government has held Engro responsible for the current gas crisis in the country, its president Ghias Khan argued that if the work had been done at an accelerated pace, terminal dry-docking could have accomplished during the Eid holidays. He said they had written several letters to Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), as they possessed 70 such letters written to them. While talking to Geo News programme anchor Shahzeb Khanzada Thursday, he said they had informed the SSGC in October 2019 that the dry-docking would be done in…

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Qatar LNG supply in limbo as govt drags feet on dry dock

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An indecisive Federal Ministry of Energy dragged its feet on carrying out dry docking of most efficiently run Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) based Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), missing several low demand periods during mild weather and lockdowns despite repetitive reminders, The News learnt on Thursday. As a last resort, Qatar was contacted to allow filled FSRU in place of outgoing ship with a view to saving shutdown time but that move was too late to be a starter given the documentation required for this purpose. Hence, Qatar, the…

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