Year: 2021

KP Govt Shares Details of New Solar and Hydro Power Projects in Last 2 Years

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KP’s Energy and Power Department (EPD) has published its two-year performance report 2018-20, detailing the provincial government’s landmark achievements in the energy sector so far in its second tenure. According to the report, the KP government has started three hydropower projects of 802 MW since 2018. These projects include a 496 MW plant at Lower Spat Gah, 300 MW at Balakot, and 96 MW at Batakundi. It states that the provincial government is also edging closer towards executing two hydropower projects of 245 MW in Swat. These projects include an…

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Four leading Pakistani companies to work jointly to convert Thar coal into gas, liquid

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KARACHI: Four Pakistani leading coal mining and power generation companies are planning to convert huge deposits of coal into gas and liquid in the Thar desert in southern Sindh province, officials said, as the country moves to ban new coal-fired power plants.Last month, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan told a virtual gathering of global leaders: “We have decided we will not have any more power based on coal … We have already scraped two coal power projects which were supposed to produce 2600 megawatt of energy. By 2030, 60 percent…

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Google sets unprecedented goal to tap only renewable power by 2030

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Alphabet’s Google aims to power its data centers and offices solely with renewable energy by 2030, its chief executive told Reuters, becoming the biggest company in the world to commit to ditching coal and natural gas power. The “stretch goal,” as CEO Sundar Pichai described it, will force Google to move beyond the tech industry norm of offsetting carbon emissions from electricity use and require technological and political breakthroughs to achieve. “The problem is so immense, many of us need to lead the way and show solutions,” Pichai said. “We’re…

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UK firms keen to invest in energy sector

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ISLAMABAD: The government has set ambitious targets to introduce 20% renewable energy by 2025 and 30% by the end of 2030, said Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar during a meeting with British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner on Thursday. The SAPM shared the structural reforms being carried out in the energy sector in view of the new Renewable Energy Policy of Pakistan. He said that with an additional share of 30-40% from hydel power generation, Pakistan would have the cleanest generation mix as a result. The…

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Apple CEO calls for stricter corporate, government climate goals at UN summit

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Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Saturday called on governments and businesses to implement stronger climate targets starting next year, during remarks at the United Nations’ Climate Ambition Summit. “We call on companies and governments around the world to do all we can to make 2021 the year we turn the corner for good,” Cook said, according to prepared remarks seen by Reuters. Cook did not call for specific goals during his remarks but disclosed that Apple is assisting 95 of its suppliers to transition to renewable energy, up…

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