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Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh will inaugurate on June 23, 2021 the day-long International Conference on Solar Power as being the clean and abundantly available energy resource in the country.The international conference, being organised by the Energy Update, will also showcase the latest technology available in Pakistan and the rest of the world to ensure maximum utilization of solar power with the least investment.CEO of Alternative Energy Development Board, Shah Jehan Mirza, will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural ceremony of the conference. Chairman of National Electric Power…

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The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has proposed an upward revision of Rs 4.20 in petrol price for the next 15 days from June 16 (Wednesday). According to details, the Ogra has moved a summary to the Petroleum Division for approval, seeking an increase in petrol prices by Rs 4.20 per litre and Rs3.50 per litre hike in diesel prices. It emerged that petroleum levy on petrol and diesel are expected to remain unchanged following the working on petroleum products for a new fortnight. Currently, a levy of Rs…

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hanghai Electric, at the helm of a mega project of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, has started a massive drive to vaccinate thousands of its Pakistani employees in Thar Block-1. According to a top official of Shanghai Electric, which is currently developing coal mines and a major power plant in Thar Block-1, more than 5000 employees who are associated with the CPEC projects are being vaccinated. “For Shanghai Electric, safety of our workers comes first,” commented Wang Xiaofan, Chairman of Sino Sindh Resources Private Limited (SSRL), an overseas subsidiary of…

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The special report — carried out in collaboration with the World Bank and the World Economic Forum — sets out a series of actions to enable these countries to overcome the major hurdles they face in attracting the financing to build clean, modern and resilient energy systems that can power their growing economies for decades to come. Annual clean energy investment in emerging and developing economies needs to increase by more than seven times — from less than 150 billion dollars last year to over 1 trillion dollars by 2030…

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Unilever Pakistan and Green Earth Recycling Pakistan have joined hands to announce an initiative through which they will collect and repurpose plastic waste into sustainable furniture. The company has joined hands with Green Earth Recycling’s as its business model is based on converting plastic waste into useful ‘recycled plastic furniture’, giving the plastic a second life by processing a combination of waste plastic material and powerful technology. The company’s sustainably-made furniture is resistant to natural damage and helps save trees while reducing solid plastic waste. This partnership with Green Earth…

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