Day: March 18, 2022

Coal Threatens a Comeback as the EU Pulls Away From Russian Oil

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THE FATE OF the UK’s West Burton A power station was supposed to be sealed. It is one of only three remaining coal plants in a country committed to phasing out coal completely by 2024. Last March, the plant’s future was bleak. Its owner, the French power company EDF, announced the site would close for good in September 2022. EDF has already shut down two of its four units. But when the UK came under pressure to ditch Russian energy imports in response to the war in Ukraine, officials approached…

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No magic tap for Europe to replace Russian gas via Turkey

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The build-up of Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders and the subsequent brutal invasion has sent European leaders rushing to find new sources of natural gas to replace at least a significant part of the 155 billion cubic meters of gas that the European Union imported from Russia last year — around 40% of its total consumption. But securing new pipeline gas supplies will not be easy or quick. The simple fact is that there is no “magic tap” that the EU can turn on. So far, much of Brussels’ interest…

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Could super-sized heat pumps make gas boilers extinct?

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The war in Ukraine has forced a rethink of where we get our energy from as Europe tries to wean itself off Russian gas. But could super-sized heat pumps help to heat thousands of homes and businesses? Two huge schemes are about to be switched on in Gateshead and London – and the hope is they could provide a greener and cheaper source of warmth. “Coal mining was massive in the North East,” says Jim Gillon, walking across a building site in Gateshead. “And where we’re standing there are six…

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PM’s help being sought for recovery: Govts owe Rs111bn to Power Division

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A cash-strapped Power Division has reportedly decided to seek Prime Minister’s help to recover arrears of Rs 111 billion from Federal and Provincial Governments, well informed sources told Business Recorder. The sources said that regarding Rs 20.364 billion arrears of the federal government, Defence Ministry is on top of the list of defaulting federal ministries with arrears of Rs 11.5 billion, followed by Ministry of Interior, which has to pay Rs 3.066 billion. The third highest defaulting ministry is the federal ministry of Water Resources, which has to pay Rs 2.423…

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LCCI for up-gradation of power transmission and distribution system

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The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has called for an up-to-date power transmission and distribution system to avoid whopping shut-downs in hot summer season. In a statement, the LCCI President Mian Nauman Kabir said that country has witnessed huge power supply suspensions in past that pushed the country into darkness. He said that various small and large scale power projects are expected to be completed and operational in future but policy makers would have to keep in their minds that existing power transmission and distribution system would not be…

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