Karachi– The services of national and multinational companies, working in energy sector were recognized at an award distribution ceremony of first Energy Awards at a local hotel.Senior Executive Director of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Javed Nazeer distributed the awards, launched by monthly Energy Update.The recipient in the oil marketing companies was Executive Director Pakistan Sate Mr. Kaleem Siddiqui, where as in Automobile Sector the award went to Chairman and Chief Executive of Pak Suzuki Motor Company Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa. Chairman of CNG Stations Owners Association Malik Khuda Bhukhsh…
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Energy Update 1st Anniversary & Seminar on Energy Crises, Challenges & Future Strategy
Karachi – The Chairman, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Lt. General (Retd) Saeed-uz-Zafar has said that if serious efforts are not made to increase generation, the consumers may receive costly power. He was speaking as chief guest at a seminar on “Energy Crisis Challenges and Future Strategies” on the occasion of first anniversary celebration of monthly “Energy Update” at a local hotel on May 18, 2007. The per unit cost of electricity may shoot-up to Rs 15 per unit in future due to high power tariffs and increasing fuel…
Read More9th Fire Safety & Security Convention-2019 Sindh Govt to Provide Support To Industries, Commercial Centres in Karachi to Beef Up Fire Safety Measures
The Sindh government apart from providing support to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation to beef up its firefighting system is also ready to work with industrial zones and commercial centres in the city to enhance their safety systems so to tackle any fire or similar disaster. Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah stated this while speaking as the chief guest at the “9th Fire Safety & Security Convention-2019” jointly organized by the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) and Fire Protection Association of Pakistan (FPAP). The Local Government minister…
Read MoreTarbela 4th Extension Generates 5.6 Billion Units Electricity, WB President Told
ISLAMABAD: Tarbela 4th extension hydropower project has contributed 5.6 billion units of low-cost electricity to the grid since its launch last year, World Bank (WB) President David Robert Malpass was told on Thursday. Briefing the WB president, Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Muzammil Hussain said as many as 378 million acre feet of water has been released from Tarbela reservoir to meet irrigation needs of the country. In addition, Tarbela 4th extension hydropower project, commissioned last year, generated 5.6 billion units – more than the generation envisaged in…
Read MoreGovt Increases Petrol Price By Re1 For November
The federal government on Thursday through a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance announced a Re1 increase in the price of petrol for the month of November. The price of petrol was increased from Rs113.24 to Rs114.24 per litre, as per the recommendations of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). High speed diesel (HSD) price was increased by Rs0.27 per litre as it went up from Rs127.14 per litre to Rs127.41 per litre. The prices of kerosene and light diesel oil (LDO) saw a reduction of Rs2.39 and…
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