Karachi: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has demanded that the country needs a new law for its Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) to reflect the ground realities of LPG supply chain in the country – and, make the regulatory environment facilitative, enabling and fair to all the stakeholders and consumers. Atif Ikram Sheikh elaborated that OGRA law does not include retailers and ends with the distributors; and, that is the reason that so many accidents are happening at the retail level. Distributors should also be bound law to by…
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Gold rates witness massive drop in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold decreased further by Rs 4,300 and was sold at Rs 278,400 on Monday November 25, 2024 against its sale at Rs 182,700, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported. The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold also went down by Rs.3,657 to Rs.238,683 from Rs. 242,370 whereas that of 10 gram 22 karat gold decreased to Rs 218,793 from Rs 222,172. The price of per tola gold declined by Rs 50 to Rs 3,400 whereas that of ten gram silver…
Read MoreIraq says 15-day halt in Iranian gas cuts 5.5 GW from national grid
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Sunday that Iranian gas supplies had been completely halted for 15 days due to maintenance, impacting Baghdad, the central provinces, and the Middle Euphrates, resulting in the loss of 5.5 gigawatts from its national grid.
Read MoreHydropower potential vs reality
Pakistan’s total hydropower potential is estimated at 59,796MW gross, with about 41,045MW considered both technically and economically viable. However, despite this significant potential, only a fraction has been developed, with the current hydropower generation capacity at 10,635MW connected to the national grid. This includes 9,389MW managed by Wapda in the public sector, and 1,246 MW developed by Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in the private sector. Hydropower thus contributes approximately 24 per cent of Pakistan’s total installed power generation capacity of 43,835MW, representing a crucial yet underutilised resource within the country’s…
Read MoreOil falls $2 on possible Mid-East peace deal
HOUSTON: Oil prices fell more $2 on Monday after multiple reports that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to the terms of a deal to end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, citing unnamed senior U.S. officials. Brent crude futures were down $2.02, or 2.69%, at $73.15 a barrel by 9:57 a.m. CST (1557 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down $2.08, or 2.92%, at $69.16 a barrel. Israel said on Monday that it is moving toward a ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah but there are still issues to address,…
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