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Speaking on the occasion, Engr Rehman said Karachiites are forced to pay fuel adjustment charges due to the inefficiency of the old electricity production plants that KE has not upgraded, which itself is a violation by the private company. The JI leader said that the people of the city are also forced to pay electricity duty that goes to the government of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the province. He said Karachiites are forced to pay for line losses that occur due to the incompetency and greed of KE,…

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The net metering will enhance the generation of renewable energy in Pakistan as well as mitigate the effects of climate change, WealthPK reported. According to experts, net metering encourages power consumers to shift from traditional energy sources to solar energy sources. The unprecedented hike in power tariffs has compelled people to shift to solar energy sources to meet their needs. The households that have installed solar panels can sell their surplus electricity to the grid in the form of net metering to save money. Currently, the contribution of renewable energy…

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Antonio Guterres, United Nations Chief, has urged developed countries to tax windfall profits of fossil fuel companies and use the money to help countries facing a climate crisis. No other country comes even close to Pakistan in the scale of devastation due to the floods in terms of fatalities, in terms of loss of residence, and in terms of loss of livelihood with the assessment placing the sum required for rescue and relief followed by rehabilitation at over 15 billion dollars. Guterres further stated that “fossil fuel industry is feasting…

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The federal government is considering to revise the royalty of oil and gas deposits of Balochistan government, which is badly hit by the recent monsoon flooding, sources said. The new royalty will be based on last Petroleum Exploration and Production Policy, 2012, which will help achieve maximum self-sufficiency in energy and promote exploration and production activities by providing competitive incentives to the investors. The sources said that around 40 per cent of the Sui Gas Field’s profit will be shared with Balochistan. Furthermore, in this regard, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL)…

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These projects, with a total capacity of 3300 MW, include three projects to produce power by wind energy and two projects to produce power by solar energy. The total capacity of Wind energy production projects for this phase is 1800 MW, distributed  as follows: Yanbu Project with a capacity of 700 MW Al-Ghat Project with a capacity of 600 MW Waad Al Shamal Project with a capacity of 500 MW The capacity of production projects from Solar energy amounts to 1500 MW, distributed as follows: Al Hanakia Project with a capacity of 1100 MW Tabarjal Project with…

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