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Pakistan’s nuclear power output rises 4pc to record 22.5 TWh

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Nuclear-Solar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s nuclear electricity production rose 3.7 per cent to a record 22.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025, while solar generation expanded at a significantly faster pace, surpassing nuclear power output for the first time. According to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) 2026, nuclear electricity generation increased from 21.7 TWh in 2024 to 22.5 TWh in 2025, marking a new all-time high. The report said solar power generation reached 36.3 TWh in 2025, exceeding nuclear output by a wide margin, although it noted that the solar figure was likely…

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IEA says 325 million barrels released from strategic reserves

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New-Project12

PARIS: International Energy Agency (IEA) member countries have so far released around 325 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products from strategic reserves, representing more than 80 percent of the 400 million barrels pledged in March, the agency said. The update came a day after G7 countries, in coordination with the IEA, agreed to release another 100 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products over the next four months to ease growing concerns over global energy supplies following the US-Iran conflict. The G7 did not clarify whether the…

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Govt steps up energy planning to avert winter fuel shortages

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Ali-Pervaiz

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervez Malik has said the government is taking advance measures to ensure uninterrupted supplies of crude oil, petrol, diesel, gas and LPG amid the evolving international energy situation. Speaking at a public gathering in his constituency Mughalpura and later talking to the media, the minister said a summary had been submitted to the federal cabinet to facilitate the import of LPG from international markets so that consumers could be protected from shortages in an emergency. He said comprehensive arrangements were being made to meet…

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Turning Karachi’s wastewater into a water resource: Bilawal opens TP-1

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KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday inaugurated the first phase of a landmark wastewater treatment and reuse project in Karachi, launching a 35-million-gallon-per-day (MGD) facility designed to supply recycled water to industries while freeing an equivalent quantity of freshwater for domestic consumption in the water-starved metropolis.The Karachi Industrial Water Park, also known as Treatment Plant-I (TP-1), at Haroonabad is being developed under the Greater Karachi Sewerage Plan and is planned to have a total treatment capacity of 100 MGD. Its second phase, involving an additional…

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OMC Sales Fall 2% YoY, Rise 7% MoM in September

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New-Project177

KARACHI: Sales of Pakistan’s oil marketing companies (OMCs) reached 1.3 million tons in September 2026, declining 2% year-on-year (YoY) but increasing 7% month-on-month (MoM), according to Topline Research. The monthly increase lifted OMC sales during the first quarter of FY27 to 4.1 million tons, representing 6% YoY growth, mainly driven by a sharp increase in furnace oil (FO) sales amid changes in the power generation mix. Excluding furnace oil, OMC sales stood at 1.25 million tons in September, down 8% YoY but up 8% MoM. Ex-FO sales during 1QFY27 totalled…

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