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Hydrogen holds hope for many nations as they seek to implement the Paris Agreement and its decarbonisation targets. Pakistan has recognised the potential also. There are several properties that make hydrogen an excellent energy vector and its deployment is complimentary to an energy mix that is high in renewables. Generation of electrical power from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydro schemes is subject to weather patterns, daily sunlight profiles and seasonal rainfall. However, the demand pattern for electricity consumption follows different daily and annual cycles. Hydrogen can be…

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For the fifth month running in FY21, the monthly Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) allowed by the regulator has fallen short of what was requested by the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA). On the surface, this totals to a disallowance of Rs15 billion in five months and may not look a great deal. But as is the case with most things in the power sector, there is more problem beneath the surface than on it. The disallowance has by and large been on account of disregard to the Economic Merit Order…

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KARACHI: While Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah blamed the federal government for an acute gas shortage as well as plundering the province’s resources, Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh told the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday that the province would run out of natural gas in the next 12 years. Tuesday’s proceedings witnessed uproar and a chaotic situation when Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani did not allow Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Firdous Shamim Naqvi to address the lawmakers after the chief minister gave a hard-hitting policy statement against the federal government on the ongoing gas…

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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to PM on Power Tabish Gauhar, who earlier tendered the resignation, is back at work after meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Tuesday. In the meeting, the prime minister refused to accept his resignation, assuring Tabish Gauhar his full support against the power sector’s unscrupulous elements. The premier extended his all-out support to Tabish for revamping the power sector through reforms. When contacted, Tabish told The News, saying he had submitted his resignation last week due to personal reasons. This afternoon the prime minister asked…

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ISLAMABAD: Overriding all objections from some private companies, the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Tuesday granted marketing licences to Energas and Tabeer Energy for sale of regasified-liquefied natural gas (RLNG) to their customers. The licences would be valid for 10 years, starting Jan 8, 2021. Both applicants are stated to have their own customers in the private sector and would arrange LNG imports without any liability to the government by utilising pipeline network of gas utilities. Initially, they plan to also utilise spare capacity of the LNG re-gasification…

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