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The Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has approved the name of law firm M/s Howard Kennedy for representing the government of Pakistan in LCIA Arbitration in M/s Star Hydropower Limited (SHPL) case

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The fee of law firm will be £230,000 whereas fee of barrister will be finalized by the Attorney General Office, the sources added. Recently, MD PPIB, Shah Jahan Mirza apprised the Board that Star Hydro Power Limited (SHPL) and NTDC entered into dispute over delay in installation of Power Purchaser Inter-Connection Facility by NTDC. Both parties filed counter arbitral claims against each other before LCIA, wherein NTDC’s claim was dismissed and it was found in breach of terms of PPA in making payment of liquidated damages. Thereafter, SHPL filed case…

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OGDCL, Tehzibul Akhlaq Trust Collaborate to Promote Education

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OGDCL, Tehzibul Akhlaq Trust Collaborate to Promote Education December 23, 2022 December 17, 2022: Aiming to revolutionize the education system of Pakistan, the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tehzibul Akhlaq Trust for sponsoring education with the concept of transforming societies.The seven-year program mainly focuses on providing free education to 25 students in the Baluchistan province’s OGDCL operational areas. These students will complete their studies up to grade-12 education at one of the schools run by the Tehzibul Akhlaq Trust in…

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Regarding additional 100-MW electricity from Iran,

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Regarding additional 100-MW electricity from Iran, Power Division has informed that the Jiwani to Gwadar transmission line of 60-KM would be completed during the current month and it will be provided 60-70 MW on one circuit. Evacuation, foundation concreting and backfilling work is in progress whereas 25-KM string work has been completed. NTDC component will be completed this month whereas Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Power Division will coordinate with Iran. Additional Rs 1.8 billion is required to complete the project. Sponsors will meet it through re-appropriation or will process…

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on Wednesday expressed displeasure as their power generation projects

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on Wednesday expressed displeasure as their power generation projects were discarded from the 10-year Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) 2022-31.National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday held a public hearing on the petition of the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) to review and take comments from stakeholders on the IGCEP 2022-31. The IGCEP 2022-31 is meant for adding 36,292MW of least cost electricity to the national grid in a decade and maximising the indigenous sources for energy security. NTDC complained that despite written…

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It has been observed with grieve concern that DISCOs Distribution Transformers burn out during summer du

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It has been observed with grieve concern that DISCOs Distribution Transformers burn out during summer due to overload. As the weather goes hotter, the load is increased and resultantly the Distribution Transformers are burnt out worth of billions of rupees during each summer season.It is highly negligence because of non installation of system protection equipment along with the Transformers. The traditional cut-out system installed by Line Staff is highly dangerous which is often tied with extra heavy wire to avoid frequent disconnection and efforts to visit tripped Transformers time and…

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