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China Mobile Pakistan Seeks Industrial Power Tariff for Data Centres Amid Rising Energy Costs

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China-Mobile

ISLAMABAD: China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), operating under the brand name Zong, has called for the application of industrial electricity tariffs for its Cloud and Integrated Data Centre (IDC) facilities, warning that high energy costs are undermining the competitiveness of local data centres and discouraging international cloud service providers from localising infrastructure in Pakistan. In a letter addressed to Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecommunication (MoITT) Zarrar Hasham Khan, with copies sent to the Chairman NEPRA, Secretary Power Division, and Secretary SIFC, Shahid Razzaque, Director Regulatory Affairs at CMPak, said the…

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Pakistan to Roll Out Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Five Power Discos

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Pakistan-power

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to introduce Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) across five electricity distribution companies (Discos) as part of a major effort to modernise Pakistan’s power distribution system and curb losses estimated at around $1 billion annually, sources close to the Managing Director of the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) told Business Recorder. To support the initiative, the federal government has approached the World Bank (WB) to serve as Transaction Advisor for the project. Acknowledging the scale of challenges facing the power sector, the Managing Director of PPIB…

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K-P CM Directs Timely Completion of Provincial Transmission Line

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Sohail-Afridi

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has directed the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Transmission and Grid Station Company to ensure the timely and high-quality completion of the provincial government’s ongoing transmission line project, underscoring its importance for economic growth and energy self-reliance. Chairing a review meeting at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat on the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Transmission Line and Distribution Company, the chief minister said electricity generated from provincial power projects would be supplied to industries at affordable rates to promote industrialisation, economic stability and job creation. He also instructed officials to complete the feasibility…

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Venezuela’s Oil Industry Under Spotlight After US Military Action

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Oil-prodect

HOUSTON: Venezuela’s troubled oil industry has come sharply back into focus following dramatic developments in US–Venezuela relations, including a large-scale US military air strike and the reported capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, just a day after he said Caracas was open to negotiations with Washington on combating drug trafficking—an allegation for which US President Donald Trump has presented no evidence. The unfolding situation has renewed global attention on Venezuela’s vast but underperforming oil sector. The country holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves, estimated at 303 billion barrels…

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3 New Firms Apply for Gas Sale Licences as Existing Private Players Remain Largely Inactive

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natural gas prices

ISLAMABAD: Despite nearly a dozen private firms holding licences to sell natural gas but remaining mostly non-operational, three new companies have applied to enter Pakistan’s gas market following recent policy reforms aimed at increasing private-sector participation. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has formally admitted licence applications from Blue Gas (Pvt) Ltd, Essen Gas Marketing & Distribution Ltd, and Master Marketing International to undertake the regulated activity of natural gas sales. In their submissions, the applicants stated that they intend to utilise the existing pipeline infrastructure of the two…

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