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Crackdown on power thieves begins

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Lahore-Electric

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Over 330 electricity thieves, including important figures, have been found involved in power theft in the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) region. According to the Lesco spokesperson, 130 FIRs have been filed and 11 suspects arrested in a crackdown, which has been launched in the country. “Former Member of National Assembly Mehr Saeed Zafar Padhar was also found involved in electricity theft and he was charged Rs250,000 for 8,620 units. Former District Council Chairman Rana Ayub was charged Rs69,457 for 1,096 units. Ex-Vice Chairman Allah Tawakal was charged Rs268,112…

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SNGPL cracks down on theft

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MD urges nation to reduce dependency on gas, transform consumption habits LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) Managing Director, Amer Tufail, addressed a press conference on Thursday, shedding light on the critical issue of gas theft and the company’s concerted efforts to combat this menace while ensuring efficient gas utilisation in the nation. Tufail began by highlighting a stark reality: the local share of gas in the total energy system is dwindling steadily, with imports now constituting a significant 50% of the gas supply. In response to this, he…

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Dollar indexation worries NEPRA

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K-Electric claims 100% dollar indexation for tariffs of solar power plants ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has voiced concerns over dollar indexation for solar power plants, which are being set up with the help of domestic financing in Karachi. Dollar indexation has long been a subject of debate as previous governments allowed linking dollar rate even to those power plants that were being developed with local financing. It was noted that there was even no cap on dollar indexation, which sparked the recent crisis when consumers took…

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‘Timely completion of Mohmand Dam a must’

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LAHORE: Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen (Retd) Sajjad Ghani inspected the ongoing construction progress of the Mohmand Dam Project today and directed the contractor to ensure the completion of the diversion system during the upcoming low-flow season for the River Swat. During his visit, the chairman assessed various construction sites, including concrete works on the upper stilling basin of the spillway, construction activities at the left and right abutments of the dam, and various components of the diversion system, including diversion tunnels. He was accompanied by GM and PD Mohmand Dam…

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Pakistan Gasport seeks country’s first spot LNG cargo in over a year

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Pakistan Gasport is looking to buy a spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for November delivery, its chairman Iqbal Ahmed told Reuters on Thursday, which would be the country’s first spot LNG deal since June 2022. The country, facing a severe economic and foreign exchange crisis, has struggled to purchase the super-chilled fuel following a surge in prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. LNG is crucial for Pakistan, where natural gas accounts for over a third of power generation and local gas reserves are insufficient to address growing electricity demand in a country…

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