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OGDCL, PINSTECH Partner to Develop Lithium Extraction Technology Following Major Discovery in Sindh

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## **OGDCL, PINSTECH Partner to Develop Lithium Extraction Technology Following Major Discovery in Sindh** **ISLAMABAD:** In a landmark move to establish Pakistan’s first indigenous lithium industry, **Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL)** has signed an agreement with the **Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH)** to jointly develop technology for the commercial-scale extraction of lithium from geothermal brines. The partnership follows OGDCL’s confirmation of Pakistan’s first significant lithium discovery in geothermal brines at the **Wahid Bakhsh Well** in Khairpur, Sindh, where advanced geochemical analysis revealed a lithium concentration…

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Govt Revives Plan to Split SNGPL, SSGCL into Five Gas Companies

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## **Govt Revives Plan to Split SNGPL, SSGCL into Five Gas Companies** **ISLAMABAD:** The federal government has revived its plan to restructure Pakistan’s gas sector by unbundling **Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)** and **Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) into five separate entities, comprising one national transmission company and four provincial gas distribution companies. The proposed reforms were reviewed during a meeting on Tuesday between **Ali Pervaiz Malik**, Federal Minister for Petroleum, and **Bolormaa Amgaabazar**, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan. According to an official statement, the reform framework…

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### **SECMC to Increase Thar Coal Production by 47% from September 2026**

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### **SECMC to Increase Thar Coal Production by 47% from September 2026** **KARACHI:** Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) is set to increase coal production from Thar Block-II by 47%, raising annual output from the current 7.6 million tonnes to 11.2 million tonnes from September 2026, as part of its ongoing expansion strategy. Announcing the **Mining Technical Conference 2026**, scheduled for **Thursday, August 6, 2026**, SECMC Chief Executive Officer **Amir Iqbal** said the company has made a cumulative investment of **US$1.4 billion** in the Thar coal project since 2019, with…

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Pakistan says power challenge has shifted from generation to energy storage

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Minister says rapid rooftop solar expansion has left country with surplus electricity during daytime Government preparing battery storage, local manufacturing policies to balance increasingly renewable grid ISLAMABAD: Pakistan no longer faces a shortage of electricity generation but must now invest in energy storage and a more flexible power grid to manage the rapid growth of rooftop solar, Power Minister Awais Leghari said on Tuesday, describing the country’s energy transition as one driven largely by consumers rather than government policy. Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in rooftop solar installations in…

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Pakistan moves ahead with gas market deregulation plan, eyes PM approval this month

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World Bank-backed reform plan proposes restructuring Sui companies, expanding private sector role Government says roadmap aims to create competitive gas market with stronger regulatory oversight ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will submit a roadmap to deregulate its natural gas sector to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif by the end of August, the Petroleum Division said on Tuesday, as the government moves ahead with plans to overhaul the country’s state-dominated gas market. Pakistan has struggled for years with declining domestic gas production, mounting circular debt and rising demand that has increasingly been met through costly…

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