Day: August 9, 2022

Solar Panels on Every Roof

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The international energy demand/supply imbalance has resulted in a steep rise in the cost of energy inputs. Pakistan cannot control the international geopolitics behind the crisis, but taking emergency countermeasures to fix our energy situation is certainly possible. In this article, I will argue why we need to launch a major programme of solar roof-tops to handle the current crisis and for the long-term sustainability of the power sector. I propose that Pakistan adds six gigawatts (GW) of new roof-top solar plant capacity within the next three years by putting…

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Pakistan seeks six-year LNG supply contract amid energy crisis

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August 7 (ANI): Amid the severe energy crisis,Pakistan sought a six-year Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply contractfrom international trading companies, by issuing a two-part tender seeking bid prices. Pakistan is heading towards a severe energy crisis in the coming monthswithout the proper LNG supply required to generate electricity, fuelindustries, and household consumption.Last month, the 5-year LNG term agreement with GUNVOR with PakistanLNG Limited (/topic/pakistan-lng-limited) (PLL) expired. Now thecountry’s fully-owned company released the tender for a termagreement for six years. The News International reported that bids are invited from internationalLNG suppliers…

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Is There a Solution to Pakistan’s Energy Puzzle?

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Asia now hosts about one-fourth of the world’s operational nuclear power units. As of June 2021, six Asian markets and regions (Japan, South Korea, mainland China, Taiwan, India, and Pakistan) were running 113 reactors producing 97.4 GW of energy. Over half of these reactors were built before 2011. According to the World Nuclear Association, around two-thirds of reactors currently under construction are based in Asia. As energy prices rise and energy security concerns threaten the balance of power in the region, Asian economies are building new nuclear power plants and…

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Govt asked to begin gas reforms, set up transmission firm

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The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has asked the government to immediately create a National Gas Transmission Company (NGTC) classified as a “strategic asset” to begin with gas sector reforms and open up the gas market for competition and facilitate bridging a massive demand-supply gap currently facing the country. According to Ogra estimates, Pakistan’s unrestricted gas demand is currently more than six billion cubic feet per day (bcfd), compared to 3bcfd of total supplies, including imported LNG, leaving a growing shortfall of more than 3bcfd. In a presentation, Ogra’s…

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Climate Discourse

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THE continuing political circus is distracting from the intense monsoon, the worst in three decades. Public and media attention is rightly focused on the devastation — 550 dead, infrastructure washed away, acute food and water shortages, especially dire in Balochistan. But we are still not doing enough to connect this devastation with broader climate change discourse, using the grim circumstances to, at the very least, increase awareness. The 2012 National Climate Change Policy called for more climate change awareness, including the introduction of a climate curriculum. But we remain far…

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