Month: February 2025

PSA, Energy Update sign MoU to promote solar industry awareness & events

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Solar-Modules

The Pakistan Solar Association (PSA) and Energy Update (EU) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly organise events aimed at promoting renewable power sources in the country.The MoU will enable the PSA to act as a partner of the Energy Update to help it organise its forthcoming event, the 2nd International Solar Conclave and Technology Excellence Awards-2025. The two entities will collaborate to promote Pakistan’s solar energy sector. The PSA will utilise its networks and channels to promote the EU’s upcoming event aimed at discussing issues faced by Pakistan’s…

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No Passengers ,No planes china funded 240m Gwadar airport sits idle

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Gwadar port

With no passengers and no planes, Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport is a bit of a mystery. Entirely financed by China to the tune of $240 million, it’s anyone’s guess when New Gwadar International Airport will open for business. Located in the coastal city of Gwadar and completed in Oct 2024, its a stark contrast to the impoverished, restive southwestern BalochistanFor the past decade, China has poured money into Balochistan and Gwadar as part of a multibillion dollar project that connects its western Xinjiang province with Arabian Sea, called the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor or…

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Pakistan, Azerbaijan sign agreements, MOUs on trade and energy

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trade and energy

Islamabad —  Pakistan and Azerbaijan have signed agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs), chiefly about trade and energy, during a visit to Azerbaijan by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Sharif arrived Sunday in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, for a two-day visit to hold talks with President Ilham Aliyev and other top officials. In a post on social media, the Pakistani leader said he had an “excellent meeting” with Aliyev, saying the two worked on finalizing a portfolio of investments Azerbaijan plans to make in Pakistan. Aliyev promised a $2 billion…

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Lost in transmission

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Power-sector

Pakistan’s power transmission system serves as the backbone of the electricity sector, facilitating the transfer of electricity from power generation plants to consumers across the country. However, despite significant investments in generation capacity, the transmission network remains outdated, inefficient and increasingly strained, preventing the effective delivery of electricity where it is needed the most. The country has invested heavily in expanding power generation, particularly in coal, nuclear and renewable energy projects, but the benefits of this expansion remain unrealised due to severe transmission bottlenecks. The National Transmission & Despatch Company…

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OGDCL awards LCE CleanTech/EnergyTech grant

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Oil prices

LONDON: Oil prices steadied on Monday as investors awaited clarity on talks to end the war in Ukraine and weighed up the prospect of a resumption in crude exports from northern Iraq. Brent futures were up 13 cents, or 0.2%, at $74.56 barrel by 1103 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures added 11 cents, or 0.2%, to $70.51. Both Brent and WTI dropped by more than $2 on Friday, registering weekly declines of 0.4% and 0.5% respectively. All eyes remain on efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine,…

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