Month: February 2023

Petrol shortage persists as minister warns hoarders

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fuel

As an artificial petrol shortage has left motorists high and dry, the government warned petroleum products hoarders to end the criminal activity that creates a deliberate fuel shortage or be ready for dire consequences, including revoking the licences of oil marketers. The full-blown crisis of low fuel supplies at filling stations has multiplied the problems of commuters, forcing them to find petrol for their vehicles from pillar to post. Long queues at petrol pumps have been witnessed and relatively fewer filling stations still have fuel supplies. People complained that they…

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Solis Was Once Again Honored for Its Technological Advancements

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Solis has just won the National First (Set of) Equipment Award for its S6-EH1P(7.6-11.4)K-H hybrid energy storage inverter, making this further proof of the S6 inverter’s leadership in technology and innovation. First (set of) equipment refers to the first (set of) or first batch of equipment, system and core components with independent intellectual property rights and major breakthroughs in varieties, specifications or technical parameters after innovation. They are an acknowledgement of a manufacturer’s in-house competency and ability to do independent research and development across the country. The S6-EH1P(7.6-11.4)K-H independently developed…

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On energy investment

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power

Sustaining industrial growth across the country requires sustained investment in the transmission and distribution sector- recent figures and comparison would indicate this is happening which is evident from the growth of industries. The overall industrial usage (countrywide including KE) has increased by 61 percent since 2010 while the increase in new industrial consumers is 15 percent. The per unit consumption is up by 20 percent. This is promising and industrial units that are leading this growth will be key for sustainability as even though industrial consumers are only 1 percent…

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KE, China’s Three Gorges to explore 1,000MW renewable energy projects

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Karachi Electric

In a major development, K-Electric is all set to go for green energy and to this effect has started working on renewable projects that include solar, hybrid (solar and wind), and hydropower projects to make its electricity basket price affordable. And to this effect, K-Electric and China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Limited (CTGSAIL) here on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on exploring renewable energy including hydro projects across the country, including Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Both companies will also work to develop a roadmap for…

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Nepra decides to grant QASPPL micro-grid licences

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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday decided to grant micro-grid licences to Quaid-e-Azam Solar (Private) Limited (QASPPL) aimed to satisfy the queries raised by Registrar Nepra and Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco). Chairman Nepra Tauseef H Farooqi, Member Sindh, Rafique Ahmad Shaikh and Maqsood Anwar Khan officiated the public hearing. Chairman Nepra congratulated the company for filing application for licence of micro-grid in the country. QASPPL submitted two applications on October 17, 2022 for total 11 (six locations and five locations) micro-grid licences for cumulative capacity of 700…

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