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ISLAMABAD: The government is considering unbundling K-Electric into separate generation, transmission and distribution companies instead of transferring it as a single entity to some other large foreign firm. The new policy consideration has officially come to the fore after recent spar between Karachi-based trade bodies led by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and K-Electric over reported poor power supply in the country’s largest city. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Power & Petroleum Tabish Gauhar has confirmed in writing that the government supported…

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Mohmmand Dam construction was recently inaugurated by the Prime Minister. Similarly many other dams are also in the process of construction in KP and other provinces. With so many dams producing Hydel power that would need to be transported to populated areas would result in massive line losses that would be a wastage. Therefore with the launch of every new Hydel Power project, the Government should also launch an Industrial Estate project in the area. The Government can offer cheap fixed rate electricity to new Industries that would setup in…

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MOSCOW, May 28 (Reuters) – Russia and Pakistan have signed an agreement to build the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline, Russia’s energy ministry said on Friday. Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov and Pakistan’s ambassador in Moscow Shafqat Ali Khan signed the agreement, the minsitry said. (Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; Writing by Alexander Marrow; editing by Louise Heavens)

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The water shortages for Sindh and Punjab went up to 32 per cent on Friday as river flows continued to drop and storages at both Mangla and Tarbela dams neared dead level. The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) said it reviewed the overall water situation on Friday and decided to apply 32pc shortages to the two larger provinces instead of 23pc shortage at present. The water regulator said the positive development was that temperature in Indus catchments had started to go up and was reported at 26.1 degree Celsius from…

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The Nat­ional Assembly’s Standing Committee on Water Resources on Monday endorsed a proposal of the Punjab government for appointment of independent inspectors at critical barrages for spot checking of water losses as the provinces complained about shortages. The meeting of the panel was presided over PPP’s Nawab Yousaf Talpur. Besi­des members of the committee, the meeting was also attended by the Punjab minister for irrigation, secretaries of irrigation departments of Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and chairman and members of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) representing the provinces. After…

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