Day: February 10, 2023

ISLAMABAD: Engineer Dr Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan on Thursday assumed the charge of Managing Director of National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC). The federal government has appointed Engr. Dr. Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan as Managing Director of NTDC. In this regard, the Federal Cabinet approved the summary submitted by the Ministry of Energy (Power Division), said a press release. A formal notification for the appointment of Engr. Dr. Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan was issued. Engr.Dr. Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan completed his BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wollongong Australia and PhD. from Royal Melbourne Institute…

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The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) asked the Chief Secretary (Punjab) to take action against warehouses illegally storing petroleum products in the province, it has been reported. In a letter, OGRA said it has identified illegal storage of petrol and diesel which might be used to dump or store POL products for inventory gains. “It is requested that immediate action against these culprits is required by your good office to avoid inconvenience to the general public,” it added. OGRA also reportedly shared the list of illegal petrol/diesel storages identified…

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A recent public hearing held by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on a proposed 600 MW solar power plant in Muzaffargarh has brought to light a host of concerns on the right incentives needed to promote an expedient uptake of solar power in Pakistan. This is the first large-scale 600 megawatt (MW) solar project offered under the new Fast Track Solar Initiative that aims to substitute solar PV in the place of expensive fossils fueled power generation. Like many countries in Asia, which have been priced out of…

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The Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) has announced the launch of its National Talent Hunt Scholarship Programme Batch-2023 in collaboration with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi for deserving but talented students from OGDCL’s operational areas. Under the OGDCL-IBA Talent Hunt Programme selected students will get two months’ training in orientation programme at the IBA, Karachi. The programme will provide an opportunity and guidance to students from selected districts to secure admission to a four-year undergraduate degree programme at the IBA, Karachi. IBA Karachi has started accepting application…

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State Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) Musadik Malik on Thursday reiterated that there is no shortage of petroleum products in the country, and the government will strictly deal with those hoarding petrol and diesel. Addressing media persons amid a reported shortage of petroleum products in Punjab, the minister said that since Wednesday over 900 inspections were carried out in various districts of Punjab – 530 in Sargodha district and 430 in Faisalabad district – with hoarders penalised and a number of petrol pumps sealed. “Similarly, a number of inspection operations…

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