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OGDCL And District Administration Pirkoh Jointly Initiates Csr Emergency Response Against Cholera Outbreak In The Area.

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Admin

Cholera outbreaks in Pirkoh due to shortage and use of contaminated water in the area. Local administration of Pirkoh declared emergency in the area on 12th May 2022 and requested OGDCL for assistance against Cholera. OGDCL and District Administration jointly announced and launched CSR Emergency response package for the people of Pirkoh area, which is the operational district of OGDCL.…

China in Talks With Russia to Buy Oil for Strategic Reserves

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Admin

China is seeking to replenish its strategic crude stockpiles with cheap Russian oil, a sign Beijing is strengthening its energy ties with Moscow just as Europe works toward banning imports due to the war in Ukraine. Beijing is in discussions with Moscow to buy additional supplies, according to people with knowledge of the plan who asked not to be named…

Fuel Shortage, Technical Faults

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Admin

National Power Control Centre (NPCC) – the System Operator (SO) and an arm of National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) – has confirmed officially that about 5,000 MW power is out from the system due to fuel shortage and technical faults, which implies 10-hour loadshedding across the country. However, the government has unleashed 10-15 hours in rural and 6-8 hours…

Gauss Auto to establish an EV plant in Karachi

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Admin

The ‘Gauss Auto Group,’ a Chinese corporation, has announced plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Pakistan’s special economic zone near Port Qasim in Karachi. The company would enter into a joint venture (JV) with AKD Group Holdings (Pvt) limited, and export their locally produced EVs from Pakistan to other countries. The plant would span roughly 1,000 acres.…

SHC suspends NEPRA’s winter package decision on KE appeal

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Admin

Sindh High Court on Thursday suspended the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) decisions with regard to federal government’s winter incentive package for electricity consumers on incremental consumption of K-Electric. The interim order came on KE petition against Nepra decisions on incremental consumers of KE and the power utility’s subsequent appeal. Nepra in its January 11 decision allowed KE to…

With coal stocks dipping, power outages to get worse

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Admin

Pakistan is facing a threat of low levels of coal inventory that might take 3,900 MW out of the national grid, making the situation of power outages worse. The overall shortfall of electricity in the country has reached 5,000 MW.Power Division sources said the total power generation in the country was 21,500 MW while demand stood at over 26,500 MW.The…

Better to take tough decisions on energy, fuel prices now: Khurram Dastgir

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Admin

Apparently setting the stage for reversing fuel and electricity discounts amid negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the coalition government’s energy ministers on Thursday said the tough decisions now would be better than even tougher choices six months later. “Reduction in the international prices (of oil, gas and coal) is not expected over the short to medium term period,…