Year: 2022

To initiate a public policy debate on multimodal logistics and freight services focusing their pivotal role in national trade growth, President of Pakistan H. E. Dr. Arif Alvi will be inaugurating Pakistan’s first-ever multimodal logistics conference “Trade Growth of Pakistan through Multimodal Logistics” here at Serena Hotel tomorrow. One-day conference will be featuring interactive sessions and insightful debates on a diverse range of topics focusing national industry of multimodal and freight network. The conference would be attended by federal ministers, federal secretaries of different ministries/divisions, senior government officials, representatives of…

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An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission said that new and updated nuclear safety regulations in Pakistan have significantly updated and strengthened nuclear and radiation safety in the country. The team also noted a few areas where challenges remain, including for Pakistan to continue to focus on decommissioning, spent fuel management and radioactive waste disposal. At the request of the Government of Pakistan, the Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) team this week concluded an eight day follow-up mission to review the country’s implementation of recommendations and suggestions made during an initial…

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Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by six percent in 2021 to a record 36.3 billion tonnes, their highest ever level, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. “The increase in global CO2 emissions of over 2 billion tonnes was the largest in history in absolute terms, more than offsetting the previous year’s pandemic-induced decline,” it said. It pointed to the widespread use of coal to power growth as the world economy rebounded from the Covid crisis.

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A leading state-owned Chinese firm has expressed concern over delay in payment and asked the Ministry of Energy (power division) to release Rs12.35 billion as Transmission Service Payment (TSP) related to 660kV Matiari-Lahore High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission Line for September 2021 to February 2022. The China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co Ltd (CET) / State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) registered in Pakistan as Pak Matiari-Lahore Transmission Company Private Limited (PMLTC) has also quoted the Chinese government and the embassy as expressing their concern at the issue…

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Pakistan has successfully connected its second 1,100 megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant unit to the national power grid which will provide clean and affordable electricity to millions. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) confirmed that it connected the K-3 unit of the Karachi nuclear power plant (KANUPP) to the national grid. “The plant has been connected to the grid on a testing basis and is expected to be inaugurated soon after attaining full power.” The plant had achieved criticality on February 21. The K-3 unit “will generate nearly 10 billion kWh…

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