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The government is likely to review tariff of indigenous gas-based Captive Power Plants (CPPs) and allow new CPPs with cogeneration technology to get RLNG connections at notified tariff, sources close to Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources told Business Recorder. Sharing the details, sources said that based on the discussions in the meeting held on March 27, 2008 on the issue of “urgent measures for additional power generation” Petroleum Division was conveyed that the condition for self-use in respect of gas allocation reserved for captive power has been revoked…

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Thar coal has come a long way. Two blocks are functional with installed power generation capacity of 2,000 megawatts. Power sector has helped open up Thar coal, which was lying dormant after its discovery in the 1980s. Several attempts were made to make a breakthrough but failed. Solving federal vs provincial control issue took a period of five years. On the other side of the border, India also has the same continuation of Thar Desert, which the neighbour started exploiting in the 1970s and is about to consume all in…

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The Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) hosted a two-day delegation visit to CPEC projects such as the Port Qasim Power Project and the Thar Coal Mines at Sindh Electric Coal Mining Company, according to Gwadar Pro. The delegation, led by Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, included renowned parliamentarians from various political parties. Guo Guangling, CEO of Port Qasim Electric Power Company, hosted and welcomed the delegation on the first day and briefed them on the project’s unique operation. The delegation was briefed on the most recent developments in CPEC’s energy sector, CPEC’ contribution…

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The appointing process of chief executive officer, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transmission and Grid Company (KPT&GC), has been finalized as it is the first power distribution company being established in the history of the province. The provincial government has allocated Rs96 million for the establishment of the new company including appointment of emergency staff for the company and the selection of the office building will be done soon. In this regard, a meeting of the sixth board of directors of KPT&GC was held under the chairmanship of Chairman Board/Secretary Energy and Power…

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EU Report ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), during six months (June-December 2022), has made almost six discoveries through joint ventures with other companies with accumulative initial tested flow of around 4,407 Barrel of Oil per Day (BOPD) and 10.036 Metric Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day (MMSCFD) Gas. On June 15, 2022, the company announced the discovery of a new gas reservoir in the district Ghotki of Sindh province, according to the data available with APP. The company as an operator, with 70 percent shares, found the deposit at an exploratory well namely Umair South East # 01, where Drill Stem Test-1 in HRL (Habib…

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