The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday allowed the K-Electric to collect additional Rs0.5715 per unit on account of quarterly tariff adjustments for three months from June to August 2022 that will be charged in the next three months starting from August to October 2022, raising the average tariff to Rs26.08 per unit. This upward adjustment would be…
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U.S. gas exporter, Freeport LNG, has retracted the force majeure it initially declared after an explosion in June, a development that could cost its buyers billions of dollars in losses, a document showed and three trading sources said. Force majeure is a notice used to describe events outside a company’s control, such as a natural disaster, which usually releases it…
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Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said the IMF programme would be resumed before the end of August, which should bring macroeconomic stability while improvement in power crisis might help post balance of payment surplus in months ahead. “Macroeconomic stability was forthcoming with the IMF programme resuming before end of August as all conditionalities have been met,” the minister said at…
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The government plans to launch solar power projects of around 14,000 megawatts this year, as an alternative energy source to the costly electricity being generated using imported fuel, under an initiative, that includes reduced prices for solar systems along with tax incentives. Chairing a meeting to review measures for the promotion of solar energy in the country on Wednesday, Prime…
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The government is said to be mulling changing the pricing mechanism for petroleum products. The immediate concern is how to handle the PKR volatility while pricing motor gasoline (MOGAS) and high speed diesel (HSD). In the latest fortnightly price revision, the government changed the formula of using last day of exchange rate to the average during the period. Now the…
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European governments have been racking their brains to come up with a realistic way of reducing energy consumption with a sharp and quite understandable focus on natural gas. But now, a group of NGOs is proposing cutting oil consumption by as much as a third. And it believes it can be done quickly. Transport & Environment, or rather, the European…
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Despite raising its crude oil production in July by 500,000 barrels per day, the OPEC+ group was still well below its collective quota, pumping 2.75 million bpd below targeted output, an Argus survey found on Wednesday. OPEC+ saw its combined crude oil production at 38.70 million bpd last month, with Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s top producer and de facto leader, raising…
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Rates for mid-sized oil tankers sailing from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to Europe hit the $57,000-per-day level this week, a figure representing a 12X increase since January and a two-year high, according to Bloomberg citing Aframax vessel data. The dramatic increase in shipping rates from the U.S. to Europe reflects a shortage of vessels and a diversion of product…
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National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) with association of Sindh Government is holding National Conference on “Waste Management Challenges and Opportunities” on August 16 at local hotel Karachi. This was announced by President Naeem Qureshi in the meeting of NFEH Advisory Committee held at NFEH Office. Naeem Qureshi said conference and colorful award ceremony will be held on August…
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