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In a bid to stem the line losses and put an end to corruption in the power sector, the federal cabinet on Tuesday approved drastic measures, including installation of advanced metering infrastructure and low-cost solar energy projects, to overhaul the existing electricity generation and distribution system. A meeting of the cabinet, presided over by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, also approved steps to complete the ongoing census exercise, provide seeds to farmers for the wheat crop in collaboration with provinces, besides appointments in power distribution companies (Discos), and action against corrupt…

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A new bladeless wind energy unit, patented by Aeromine Technologies, is tackling the challenge of competing with rooftop solar as a local source of clean energy that can be integrated with the built environment. The scalable, “motionless” wind energy unit can produce 50% more energy than rooftop solar at the same cost, said the company. The technology leverages aerodynamics similar to airfoils in a race car to capture and amplify each building’s airflow. The unit requires about 10% of the space required by solar panels and generates round-the-clock energy. Aeromine…

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Sectors like textile and cement that hold contracts to export abroad could benefit the most from making the switch to solar as more companies abroad demand the use of renewable energy, said the COO of Dubai-headquartered Yellow Door Energy, which operates in the Middle East and Pakistan. “If you look at the Walmarts of this world and brands like Armani, they have it written into their contracts that anything exported to us must be able to show a certain amount of clean energy in its generation,” Rory McCarthy told Business Recorder in…

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Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik on Monday held former planning minister Asad Umar responsible for last year’s gas crisis in the country, saying the latter had recommended not importing the commodity, and emphasised that there would be no gas shortage this winter. Malik made the remarks while addressing the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum, which met under the chairmanship of Abdul Qadir in the Parliament House. It was further noted that the state-owned petroleum companies would sell LPG at the union council level at official rates. As the…

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As the gas crisis worsens due to non-availability of required LNG in the winter season, CNG stations in Punjab and K-P will dry up from November 2022 to March 2023. While the government is required to import 12 LNG cargoes every month, Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has not been able to import LNG and therefore, the country will have 10 LNG cargoes in December whereas in the remaining months, there will be nine LNG cargoes available each month. This will leave gas utilities no choice but to cut 50% supply…

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