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Cholera outbreaks in Pirkoh due to shortage and use of contaminated water in the area. Local administration of Pirkoh declared emergency in the area on 12th May 2022 and requested OGDCL for assistance against Cholera. OGDCL and District Administration jointly announced and launched CSR Emergency response package for the people of Pirkoh area, which is the operational district of OGDCL.…

National Power Control Centre (NPCC) – the System Operator (SO) and an arm of National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) – has confirmed officially that about 5,000 MW power is out from the system due to fuel shortage and technical faults, which implies 10-hour loadshedding across the country. However, the government has unleashed 10-15 hours in rural and 6-8 hours…

The ‘Gauss Auto Group,’ a Chinese corporation, has announced plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Pakistan’s special economic zone near Port Qasim in Karachi. The company would enter into a joint venture (JV) with AKD Group Holdings (Pvt) limited, and export their locally produced EVs from Pakistan to other countries. The plant would span roughly 1,000 acres.…

Sindh High Court on Thursday suspended the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) decisions with regard to federal government’s winter incentive package for electricity consumers on incremental consumption of K-Electric. The interim order came on KE petition against Nepra decisions on incremental consumers of KE and the power utility’s subsequent appeal. Nepra in its January 11 decision allowed KE to…

Pakistan is facing a threat of low levels of coal inventory that might take 3,900 MW out of the national grid, making the situation of power outages worse. The overall shortfall of electricity in the country has reached 5,000 MW.Power Division sources said the total power generation in the country was 21,500 MW while demand stood at over 26,500 MW.The…

Apparently setting the stage for reversing fuel and electricity discounts amid negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the coalition government’s energy ministers on Thursday said the tough decisions now would be better than even tougher choices six months later. “Reduction in the international prices (of oil, gas and coal) is not expected over the short to medium term period,…

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday directed the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Company (SNGPL) to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to textile mills. The order was issued by PHC’s two-judge bench comprising Justice Shakeel Ahmed and Justice Ijaz Anwar while hearing a writ petition submitted by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Textile Mills Association through Yasir Khattak, Farooq Afridi and Asadullah advocates.…

For over six months now, Europe has been the key driver of global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as it looks to replace as much Russian pipeline gas supply as soon as possible. Since the energy crisis of last autumn, Europe has displaced Asia as the growth driver of LNG demand and is no longer “the market of last…

The Power Division (PD) is seriously considering reconstituting Board of Directors (BoDs) of all the power sector companies, said reliable sources. They said the PD has also held discussions on ways to avoid condition of no removal of a BoD before the expiry of three years set by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). They said the PD…

Sustainable economic growth requires identifying gaps, devising effective policies and working towards consistent improvement despite daunting challenges. The textile industry has invested $5 billion in new plants, machinery & equipment, and more capacity is being added, the results of which can be seen in increased production and exports, but all of this is at stake. By ensuring that exports are…