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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Privatisation Commission (PC) to move a summary to the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on issuance of National Security Certificate (NSC) for KE transaction and future line of action, well informed sources told Business Recorder. These instructions were issued by the Prime Minister on September 16, 2020 at a meeting held on power sector issues including circular debt, the sources added. The government was reluctant to issue NSC for KE transaction due to disagreement between the power utility, CPPA-G and SSGC…

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ISLAMABAD: Power Division and Genco Holding Company Limited (GHCL) are reportedly on war path, on a letter written by Managing Director of the company to Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of four Gencos on austerity and prudency in expenditure and procurement, well informed sources told Business Recorder. MD, GHCL, Muhammad Imran in his letter to CEOs of Jamshoro Power Company Limited (Genco-1), Central Power Generation Company Limited (Genco-II), Northern Power Generation Company Limited (Genco-III) and Lakhra Power Generation Company Limited (Genco-iv) has stated that the federal government, as part of its…

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ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has sought the federal government’s assistance as low gas pressure and variation in wind power plants have hit electricity generation, causing additional load-shedding in Karachi. The low gas pressure and drop in wind power have led to an increase in electricity shortfall. In this situation, K-Electric has placed a request before the federal government to provide 80 megawatts of additional power to overcome outages in Karachi. In a letter sent to Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Energy Shahzad Qasim, K-Electric Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Moonis Alvi said…

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K-Electric has said that continuous disruption in the power supply is out of its hands as the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) was not providing the agreed quantity of gas. The statement was issued amid prolonged power outages affecting industrial, commercial and residential consumers equally. The K-Electric, however, added that the port city, which is solely dependent on the utility provider for electricity, would be in a much better situation in 2021 with the arrival of new LNG plants. A statement issued by the spokesperson of KE said that the…

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WASHINGTON, September 24, 2020 – Today, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $450 million in financing to support Pakistan’s transition to renewable energy resources that reduce its reliance on fossil fuel imports and lower costs of electricity production. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hydropower and Renewable Energy Development Project will help shift the national energy mix to domestic clean resources by investing in renewable energy generation, including hydropower and solar, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It will also help strengthen energy sector institutions to better manage a growing portfolio of renewable…

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