Year: 2025

ISLAMABAD / GILGIT, October 23, 2025:Pakistan’s inadequate environmental oversight came under sharp scrutiny on Wednesday as the National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination expressed alarm over the country’s outdated emission standards, which remain fixed at Euro-II levels — a benchmark abandoned by most nations over a decade ago. During the meeting, the committee received a joint briefing from the Ministry of Climate Change and the Islamabad Capital Territory administration, which revealed that Pakistan’s vehicle emission limits and National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) continue to align with…

Karachi, October 2025: K-Electric (KE) CEO Moonis Alvi has issued a stark warning over what he describes as an unfolding crisis in Pakistan’s power sector, following NEPRA’s recent decision to drastically revise the utility’s determined tariff. In a detailed statement, Alvi said that after 2.5 years of exhaustive engagement with NEPRA — involving evidence, third-party validations, and multiple rounds of scrutiny — KE’s Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) was finalized and accepted in good faith, despite several downward revisions. The approved tariff allowed KE to post a modest profit of Rs. 4…

Abu Dhabi/Freetown, 22 October 2025: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Government of Sierra Leone have officially launched the Second Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) Investment Forum, aimed at scaling up investments to drive the continent’s clean energy transition and green industrialisation. Held from 22–23 October 2025 at the Freetown International Conference Centre, the forum gathers ministers, senior officials from APRA partner countries, investors, developers, and financial institutions for high-level policy dialogues, technical sessions, and matchmaking opportunities. A dedicated project exhibition provides regional developers with a…

KUALA LUMPUR, October 21, 2025: FutureCoal – the Global Alliance for Sustainable Coal – and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 17, 2025, reaffirming their shared commitment to advancing sustainable and responsible coal development across the ASEAN region. Since the signing of their initial MoU in 2017, the partnership has produced two landmark studies. The first, “Clean Coal Technologies in the ASEAN,” demonstrated how upgrading existing coal plants with high-efficiency, low-emissions (HELE) technology can significantly reduce emissions, enhance reliability, and increase…