By SYED AKHTAR ALI ISLAMABAD: Biofuels are agro-based fuels as opposed to fossil fuels, which include both liquid and gaseous forms. Current ethanol production is crop based, called 1G Ethanol, made out of fermentation of corn, sugar and others. Recently, 2G Ethanol (also called advanced liquid biofuel) has been introduced, which is based on cellulosic material such as bio-waste material including crop…
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ISLAMABAD: Vietnamese firm Phat Mechanical Manufacturing Company (Cophaco) has expressed willingness to import light fans from Pakistan for their supply in the local market following increased demand for luxury light fans primarily in resorts and hotels in Vietnam. The firm is one of the most prominent manufacturers of electric fans in Vietnam and exports its products to the US, Thailand and…
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ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has worked out minor adjustments in the costs of various imported petroleum products in the range of 1.8 per cent to a maximum 3.2pc for January 2020. The Finance Division will make the final decision on Tuesday whether to keep the petroleum products prices unchanged largely as a good gesture of the…
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ISLAMABAD: Russian company Gazprom is set to initiate the feasibility study in the first quarter of 2020 for laying down undersea pipeline starting from Persian Gulf to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh initially that will ultimately end to China after touching Myanmar and Thailand, a senior official of the Petroleum Division privy to the development told The News. The pipeline will…
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The power management policy of the government has some serious problems. In the annual off-peak period – around this time when the demand for energy is much lower than the summer months – the government has stopped purchasing power from the Jhimpir Wind Corridor. Instead of utilising the 980 MWs that can be generated from renewable energy using this wind…
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KARACHI, PAKISTAN: The Karachi Breeze Red Line Project which is being implemented by the Government of Sindh, will be the first ever transport system in Pakistan to use bio-methane produced from animal waste as a fuel resource for its 213 bus fleet thus providing an efficient and affordable transport solution for citizens and significantly reducing carbon emission level from the…
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ISLAMABAD: To meet another target before a meeting of the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government on Thursday approved an increase of 26 paisa per unit in electricity tariff, instead of 15 paisa allowed by the power regulator. This decision was made at a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet that also…
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BYD, the Chinese multinational company and world’s largest electric vehicles manufacturer with turnover of $250 billion, is all set to enter Pakistan. The development was announced by Pakistan Electric Vehicles & Parts Manufacturers and Traders Association (PEVPMTA) General Secretary Shaukat Qureshi while talking to local media. “Toyota, the world auto giant, for the first time signed an agreement on November…
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ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (APP):Federal Minister for Power and Petroleum, Omar Ayub Khan on Friday said that the Petroleum sub-Sector offering huge oil and gas exploration opportunities of around 40 new sites for which auction will be conducted in the month of December 2019. In a meeting with German Ambassador Bernhard Schlangheck who called on him at his office, he said…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has scuttled the move of Power Division seeking end to utilisation by RLNG power plants minimum 66 percent supply of imported gas on annual basis guaranteed in the deal saying it is simply not acceptable as it will lead to huge financial losses to the national exchequer and public sector companies involved in LNG supply…
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