National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Tuesday allowed K-Electric to increase power tariff by Rs2.90 per unit on account of fuel cost adjustment for the month of January, local media reported. The Nepra chairman said that the issue of low gas pressure did not seem to be resolved soon, adding that the power consumers would have to pay extra Rs300 million due to gas shortage. The K-Electric officials told the Nepra chairman that the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) needed more investments to provide gas to the K-Electric. “It…
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Kazakhstani Envoy for exchanging trade delegations to improve trade ties
Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kistafin has said that trade and business ties between the business communities of Kazakhstan and Pakistan have been improving as the trade volume, which stood at US$45 million in 2020, rose to US$95 million in 2021 and there was a lot of room for further improvement through exchange of trade delegations and enhancing cooperation.Exchanging views during the visit of Kazakhstani trade delegation to Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) on Monday, Kazakhstani Ambassador informed that this delegation, after successfully completing visits to Islamabad and Lahore,…
Read MoreFederal cabinet okays third tax amnesty
The federal cabinet Tuesday formally approved a summary moved by the finance ministry, paving the way to promulgate an ordinance to offer a third tax amnesty scheme to industrialists. The finance ministry circulated a summary among the federal cabinet members on Monday for their approval of the scheme through the Income Tax Amendment Ordinance 2022. Under the amnesty, the government will allow industrialists to whiten their black money at a 5% rate by investing in the manufacturing sector. According to details, the government has decided to offer a 5% across-the-board…
Read MoreGermany to break free from Russian gas with two LNG terminals
This was announced by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a special session of the Bundestag on 27 February 2022 addressing Russia’s attack on Ukraine. As informed, the LNG terminals are planned to be located in Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven. Currently, there are several liquefied natural gas terminals in Europe, however, none of them are located in Germany. Security of energy supply Scholz also confirmed the country will increase the amount of natural gas in storage via long-term options to two billion cubic meters. Furthermore, Germany will acquire additional natural gas on the world…
Read MoreOLIVE TS, HDPPL sign ‘Services Agreement’
OLIVE Technical Services; a wholly owned subsidiary of Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) and Hydro China Dawood Power (Pvt) Ltd (HDPPL) signed a Services Agreement on Monday 28th February, 2022 at Gharo, Pakistan. Under this agreement, OLIVE Technical Services shall carry out detailed End of Warranty Inspection Services for 49.5 MW Wind Power Plant of HDPPL located at Gharo, Sindh, Pakistan. The services shall be conducted in two phases spanning over a period of 5 months. This is a big step towards self-reliance and sustainability of domestic wind industry, which will…
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