Day: August 5, 2026

Pakistan no longer faces power generation shortage, says power minister

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Pakistan no longer faces an electricity generation shortage but must invest in battery storage and grid flexibility to manage surplus solar power and meet rising evening demand, Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division), Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, said on Tuesday. “Let me be very direct about where we stand. Pakistan does not have a generation problem anymore… What we have is a flexibility problem. The inability to move abundant midday solar energy into the evening peak,” said Leghari while addressing the Solar Storage Flexibility 2026 (SSF26) Conference in Islamabad.…

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Abandoned LPG Air-Mix Project Causes Billions in Losses, Govt Weighs Revival of Chitral Plant

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## **Abandoned LPG Air-Mix Project Causes Billions in Losses, Govt Weighs Revival of Chitral Plant** **ISLAMABAD:** An abandoned liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) air-mix project has resulted in losses worth billions of rupees for **Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)** after equipment, land and related infrastructure were procured but never put into operation. The issue came under discussion during a recent meeting of the **Economic Coordination Committee (ECC)**, where the **Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division)** briefed members on the status of the project and options for utilizing the idle assets. The…

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OGDCL, PINSTECH Partner to Develop Lithium Extraction Technology Following Major Discovery in Sindh

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## **OGDCL, PINSTECH Partner to Develop Lithium Extraction Technology Following Major Discovery in Sindh** **ISLAMABAD:** In a landmark move to establish Pakistan’s first indigenous lithium industry, **Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL)** has signed an agreement with the **Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH)** to jointly develop technology for the commercial-scale extraction of lithium from geothermal brines. The partnership follows OGDCL’s confirmation of Pakistan’s first significant lithium discovery in geothermal brines at the **Wahid Bakhsh Well** in Khairpur, Sindh, where advanced geochemical analysis revealed a lithium concentration…

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Govt Revives Plan to Split SNGPL, SSGCL into Five Gas Companies

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## **Govt Revives Plan to Split SNGPL, SSGCL into Five Gas Companies** **ISLAMABAD:** The federal government has revived its plan to restructure Pakistan’s gas sector by unbundling **Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)** and **Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) into five separate entities, comprising one national transmission company and four provincial gas distribution companies. The proposed reforms were reviewed during a meeting on Tuesday between **Ali Pervaiz Malik**, Federal Minister for Petroleum, and **Bolormaa Amgaabazar**, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan. According to an official statement, the reform framework…

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### **SECMC to Increase Thar Coal Production by 47% from September 2026**

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### **SECMC to Increase Thar Coal Production by 47% from September 2026** **KARACHI:** Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) is set to increase coal production from Thar Block-II by 47%, raising annual output from the current 7.6 million tonnes to 11.2 million tonnes from September 2026, as part of its ongoing expansion strategy. Announcing the **Mining Technical Conference 2026**, scheduled for **Thursday, August 6, 2026**, SECMC Chief Executive Officer **Amir Iqbal** said the company has made a cumulative investment of **US$1.4 billion** in the Thar coal project since 2019, with…

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