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Karachi — Pakistan’s apex court has allowed the government to collect a pending gas infrastructure development tax amounting to billions of dollars from fertilizer, power, chemicals and cement companies, according to the court’s verdict Aug. 13, a move that would help policymakers to use the funds to develop gas projects. But in 2016, the companies took the battle to court and appealed in the Supreme Court against the tax. As a result, the government had not been collecting the gas infrastructure tax since 2016. According to court documents, the outstanding amount…

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California’s energy-grid operator imposed rolling blackouts Friday evening for the first time in 19 years. With the rare move, the California Independent System Operator sought to preserve the stability of the system that provides power for tens of millions of residents and businesses. The last time grid managers implemented this kind of power cut was in 2001, when the state was in the throes of an electricity crisis. The effect was felt promptly in Northern California, as Pacific Gas and Electric Co. began shutting off power to large blocks of…

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ISLAMABAD: The government and Wind Power Producers (WPPs) have signed pacts, to be binding after different level approvals from power firms. The committee and Pakistan Wind Energy Association held a number of rounds of discussions with the Wind Association with a request to reduce generation tariff. All discussions have been confidential and without prejudice basis. This document shall not affect the parties’ rights and obligations under the agreements signed pursuant to the Government of Pakistan’s RE Policy 2006 (such as the IA, the EPA, the GoP Guarantee and the Site…

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An energy startup named Emrod says it’s bringing wireless electricity to New Zealand, more than a century after Nikola Tesla first demonstrated it was possible. Like the best-performing satellite internet connections, Emrod’s link only needs a clear line of sight. In a statement, Emrod founder Greg Kushnir says he was motivated by New Zealand’s particular set of skills, à la Liam Neeson in Taken. “We have an abundance of clean hydro, solar, and wind energy available around the world but there are costly challenges that come with delivering that energy…

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LAHORE: Like the mythological phoenix, the dying river Ravi is set to rise from its remains and give birth to a new Lahore on the largest 46 kilometers long riverfront to compete with any modern city in the world. An ambitious urban development project initiated by the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government to build a new Pakistan, Ravi River Front Urban Development (RRFUD) project will uplift the dying river Ravi that is almost reduced to a nullah by the unlawful construction of dams by the Indian government. The construction of a…

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