Month: June 2024

Rs600 Billion Lost Annually to Electricity Theft: Minister

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Owais Ahmad Laghari has revealed that electricity theft causes an annual loss of Rs600 billion to Pakistan. In an interview with Geo News programme Jirga, hosted by Saleem Safi, the minister disclosed that the country had 6,000 megawatts of surplus power on Saturday, but it was not supplied to avoid an additional Rs2.5 billion loss. “Feeders requesting electricity are not metered, and illegal transformers have been installed. Providing power to these would unfairly burden consumers with meters. The government cannot subsidize electricity theft; it…

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Power Cut Causes Flight Chaos at Manchester Airport

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LONDON: Manchester Airport, the third-busiest airport in the United Kingdom, experienced significant disruptions on Sunday due to a major power cut. The outage resulted in the cancellation of over 100 flights, affecting thousands of passengers. A spokesperson for Manchester Airport reported that at least 20% of all outgoing and incoming flights were cancelled and warned of further disruptions. Aviation analytics firm Cirium confirmed that 66 departures and 50 inbound flights were cancelled, with easyJet experiencing the most cancellations. Manchester Airports Group, which also operates London Stansted and East Midlands airports,…

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Govt Fails to Approve Solar Panel Policy

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The government has once again delayed approving a new policy for solar panel manufacturing due to ongoing uncertainty over whether to promote solar energy or protect imported fuel-based power generation. This delay has adversely affected the investment plans of Sinotec Solar Corporation, a leading US manufacturer of solar panels,The company plans to relocate its factory from Thailand and set up an automatic plant for high-end solar panel manufacturing for export purposes. Last week, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet deferred the approval of the solar panel manufacturing policy…

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Kuwait announces power cuts as demand spikes in summer heat

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KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has announced temporary power cuts in some parts of the country during peak consumption hours, saying it is struggling to meet increased demand spurred by extreme summer heat. In a statement, Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said the scheduled cuts would occur for up to two hours a day, in the first such step for the OPEC member state as climate change causes temperatures to rise. It blamed the cuts on “the inability of power plants to meet increased demand” during peak hours amid…

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