Day: December 5, 2022

RE projects supplying 2,634MW to national grid

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As many as 51 Renewable Energy (RE) projects having accumulative capacity 2,634MW have been commissioned so far and supply clean energy to the national grid. Official sources told media here that the government was actively promoting and facilitating deployment of RE projects across the country as these projects were being pursued in Independent Power Producers (IPPs) mode through private sector investors under policies.  Utilisation of solar energy technology at consumer ends across domestic, commercial, industrial sectors was also being encouraged. Several other initiatives were being taken for fast-track development of…

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660MW unit of Shanghai-Thar coal power plant connected with national grid: Dastgir

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The first 660-megawatt unit of Shanghai Electric 1,320 MW Thar coal-based power plant has been connected to the national grid. The development shared by Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan through a statement on twitter handle on Sunday. The minister termed the addition of low-cost electricity from indigenous resources as a good news and added that it was the fruit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative. Shanghai Electric is the sponsor of two 660 MWs ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plants in Block-I of the Thar Desert in Sindh province.…

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NEPRA to devise mechanism for purchase of coal

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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) will deliberate on mechanism for the purchase of spot coal from Afghanistan/other sources for longer period of 3 to 6 months instead of current monthly basis. In a public hearing scheduled for today (Monday), NEPRA will deliberate on the guidelines for coal fired power plants for procurement of spot coal from Afghan/other sources. According the NEPRA revised guidelines for procurement of coal on spot basis from Afghanistan/other source, the regulator has noted that coal power plants shall ensure that coal procurements from Afghanistan are…

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Gas shortage hits Pindiites hard

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The Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) is continuously playing with public lives as the majority of families have been suffering from fever, cough, throat infections, flu, and several other cold-related diseases. The doctors have advised people to keep themselves warm to avoid cold-related diseases but from where could they get warmth without fire which was vanished from all areas, thanks to SNGPL which is continuously providing full-pressure gas to commercial consumers particularly in hotels and restaurants while domestic stoves have run out of gas for over a month. The…

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The Export Crisis

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Pakistan’s total exports of goods and services remain stagnant at average around $30 billion annually for the last ten years. In spite of tall claims and high target settings each year, the government has not been successful in increasing exports significantly in value and in volume. It is reflected in the fact that total exports registered $31.58 billion in 2022 compared to $30.70 billion in 2013. Exports during the first quarter of current year 2022-23 (July-September 2022) have amounted to $7.59 billion, nominally higher compared to $6.93 billion exports registered…

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