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Senate Energy Committee Calls for Review of Bagasse Electricity Pricing Mechanism

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Energy Committee, chaired by Senator Mohsin Aziz, has highlighted significant discrepancies in the pricing of electricity generated from bagasse, citing the absence of a formal pricing mechanism. During the meeting, Senator Aziz questioned the wide range in bagasse valuations, with some plants pricing it at $356 per tonne and others as low as $75. The Chairman of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) acknowledged that despite the government introducing a framework for bagasse and biomass in 2013, a clear system for pricing bagasse is still lacking.…

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KE Seeks Additional Rs853m Fuel Adjustment for August

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ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has requested an additional fuel cost adjustment (FCA) of 51 paisa per unit for August, aiming to collect around Rs853 million from its consumers in the October billing cycle. This contrasts with public sector distribution companies (Discos), which have proposed a 57-paisa per unit refund for the same period. This demand follows KE’s earlier request for a Rs3.1 per unit FCA for July, seeking to raise Rs6.2 billion. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) held a public hearing on August 29 regarding the July FCA but…

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Minister Petroleum joined Silk route expo & Conference in china

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Dr. Musadik Malik, Federal Minister for Petroleum of Pakistan addresses China (Shaanxi)-Pakistan Conference for Economic and Trade Cooperation on the sidelines of 8th Silk Road International Expo at Xi’an Shaanxi Province, China , today . In his opening remarks , the minister thanked the Government of China and the Provincial Government of Shaanxi for partnering and organizing the conference on the sidelines of 8th Silk Road International Expo . He also thanked the Shaanxi Government for inviting Pakistan as the Guest Country of Honor and for the facilitation in setting…

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SEPRA to ensure most affordable power rates

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Provincial Energy Minister Nasir Shah in interview assures to reduce operational costs, minimize losses, improve recoveries, and reduce electricity theft in Sindh and its capital Karachi; says STDC will work closely with SEPRA for effective transmission of clean energy Energy Update magazine conducted an Interview with Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah. Some excerpts of the interview are: Nasir Shah said that by enacting the Sindh Regulation of Electric Power Services Act 2023, we aimed to establish regulatory control within our territory, enabling Sindh to fully capitalize on its…

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HopeWind Seminar on Sustainable Energy Solutions

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LAHORE: Prime Minister’s Pakistan Solarization Committee, Member, Engr. Syed Faizan Ali Shah has outlined major challenges for the solar industry as more and more distributed solar gets inducted into the distributed grid.“The solar industry must anticipate increase in exports from net-metered systems during shoulder months due to expansion of distributed solar,” he said while addressing a seminar on “Sustainable Energy Solutions – Achieving Net-Zero Targets”, organized by Shenzhen Hopewind Electric in collaboration with Energy Update – a magazine dedicated to energy, in Lahore.Faizan Ali Shah indicates decrease in minimum operational…

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