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EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF)-sponsored Country Strategy Dialogue on Pakistan stated that expensive energy is Pakistan’s “biggest” problem – 25 percent more expensive than in neighbouring India. The Khan administration should be given credit for the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that would reduce the negative impact of the financially crippling contracts on end consumers, industrial, commercial and householders – contracts signed by previous governments. It is also not in question that the PPP-led coalition government (2008-13) and…

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AWTEC Netherland, a Dutch company has expressed its intention to establishment of desalination plants and power generation from a garbage plant in Karachi, Sindh with the investment of $ 1.3 billion. As per details, the proposal was presented in a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan about Pakistan Islands Development Authority (PIDA) and Ravi River Urban Development Authority (RUDA). The Dutch also exhibited an interest in investment in the Ravi City Project and the establishment of a renewable energy plant in Lahore. It may be mentioned here that…

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In a press conference, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister Nadeem Babar attempted to answer some of the questions on energy purchase raised by Geo’s Shahzeb Khanzada in his show – all the while denying he was referring to the show at all. What the presser led to, though, were even more unanswered questions – leading us to wonder why the prime minister and the people of Pakistan are being provided misinformation on so many issues and why the national exchequer lost an amount of $122 million, an amount that…

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KOHAT, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 26th Nov, 2020 ) :Police on Thursday busted eight-member inter-provincial gang involved in theft of crude oil from Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) pipeline in Shakardara area. Police also seized three vehicles and several drums and other equipments used in stealing crude oil. Police said that thieves have drilled main supply line from OGDCL oil field causing loss of millions of rupees to the national exchequer by stealing crude oil. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lachi Circle, Nazir Hussain…

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ISLAMABAD: Despite facing gas shortfalls, the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) on Thursday demanded 123 per cent increase in its gas rate, 100pc increase in meter rent and 700,000 fresh domestic connections, which was strongly opposed by the stakeholders including textile industry and transport sector. At a public hearing presided over by Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Acting Chairman Noorul Haque, the stakeholders contended that there was no justification for network expansion when the gas utility was unable to meet the requirements of existing consumers. They contended that…

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