Year: 2022

Citizens suffer long power cuts as fuel stocks shrink

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Major rural and urban centres have suffered prolonged electricity cuts and face further power outages as the state-run power distribution companies (DISCOs) have started unscheduled power load-shedding from 3 to 10 hours a day due to fuel shortages and an increase in electricity demand in summer. The power shortage has intensified over the last week, with the country’s power shortfall having crossed over 5,000 MW. An official told The News as the gap is high, the availability of fuel to generate electricity for bridging the gap is insufficient, especially furnace…

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Lucky Cement Limited Announces 34 MW Solar Power Project and 5.589 MWh Reflex Energy Storage

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The project was announced in partnership with Reon Energy Pakistan’s leading Solar and Storage Solutions Specialist•The project is set to be installed at Lucky Cement’s Pezu plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.•The project will cut around 29,569 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions annually. Pakistan – Karachi, March 31, 2022: Lucky Cement Limited and Reon Energy today announced a 34 MW captive solar power project with a 5.589 MWh Reflex energy storage. The project set to be installed at Lucky Cement’s Pezu plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will hold not only Pakistan’s largest on-site…

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Sungrow Bags 100 MW Sales Contract and New Product Launch During SOLAR Pakistan 2022

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On March 28th, Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, signed a 100MW contract with its reliable partner Energy for You during the SOLAR Pakistan Expo 2022. This contract consolidates Sungrow’s leading position in Pakistan’s renewable energy industry. Sungrow also launched two significant products: the ultra-powerful SG350HX and the brand-new generation three-phase C&I inverter SG125CX onsite, which can better explore Pakistan’s tremendous potential to generate power from renewable sources.  Pakistan is a perfect place to develop solar power due to its high levels of solar irradiation, and the…

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How Energy Companies Can Communicate Better About The Real Natural Gas Transition

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Energy “transition” is a buzzword used by many who associate it with the beginning of the end of natural gas to power our communities. For the past two decades, my firm has studied public perceptions related to energy issues using both quantitative and qualitative research across the United States. Over this time, support for the continued use of natural gas has not waned, even as support for strong environmental protections and active steps to address climate change have increased. That’s because people want energy solutions that provide them with a…

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Everyone is worried about gas prices, but diesel is driving inflation more than you think

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Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, diesel fuel was in short supply due to a drop in global refining capacity.Now, with sanctions on Moscow, Russia’s fuel exports to Europe are down and there is a global scramble for supply that has sent prices to record levels.“When you’re seeing crude rallying, you’ve seen diesel outpacing it just because of supply concerns. We’re already at eight-year lows for distillate inventories,” one analyst said. Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, the fuel that runs the global economy was in short supply. Now some analysts say…

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