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Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) has halted the supply of gas to industries across Karachi till February 28, 2023. “In adherence to the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) gas load management plan, that places domestic and commercial customers on top of the priority list, it has been decided to suspend gas supply to all general industries from November 15 to February 28, 2023,” a statement issued by the company said. In response to the decision, a joint statement issued by the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and seven…

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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday decided to slash power tariff by Rs5.12 per unit for K-Electric (KE) consumers on account of fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for September 2022. In its petition filed with Nepra, KE had requested a tariff reduction of Rs4.622 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The regulator conducted a public hearing on October 25, 2022 and approved a reduction of Rs5.1261 per unit. The FCA for September 2022 will be reflected in the billing month of November 2022. The tariff cut will be applicable to all…

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The Karot Hydropower Project is expected to save 1.4 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3.5 million tons each year, Vice General Manager of China Three Gorges International Limited (CTGI) and Chairman of CSAIL Qin Guobin said. With a total installed capacity of 720MW and an annual generating capacity of 3.2 billion kWh, Qin Guobin said, the Karot Hydropower Project was executed under the umbrella of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which can meet the electricity needs of 5 million people in Pakistan and play…

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If the government is indeed committed to “ensuring sustainability of energy sector” and “providing relief to the common man”, as Power Minister Khurram Dastgir assured a World Bank team the other day, then it must make sure some of the USD 3 billion funding extended by the Bank goes towards removing some deliberately created inefficiencies. There’s long been a tendency in various governments to throw much more money into generation than distribution and transmission, which results in wasted production, needless circular debt and in effect stands the system on its…

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Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan on Friday inaugurated $ 95 million Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project for around one million consumers of Rawalpindi in the territorial jurisdiction of Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESC). Addressing the event organized by IESCO, the minister said that the project will help eliminate theft, further improve electricity delivery, not accuse other users of electricity theft and obtain accurate data. Minister further said that the energy industry has always been in need of modern technology and with the realization of this fact government of Pakistan…

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