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Judge shuts down turbines over noise and slams ‘unimpressive’ wind farm owners

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High Court in Dublin orders permanent switch-off of three Nordex machines and payment of aggravated damages A judge ordered the shutdown of half of a project’s turbines and slammed the “seriously unimpressive” approach of the wind farm’s owner and operator as he ruled they have to compensate local residents over noise nuisance. A judgment at the High Court in Dublin requires the permanent switch-off of three of the six Nordex machines at the Gibbet Hill wind farm in Wexford, Ireland after a 12-year standoff with a couple whose home is…

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Nepra allows partial claims in response to KE write-off petition

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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has issued its decision on K-Electric’s write-off petition, allowing partial claims of PKR 50 billion against the company’s claims worth PKR 76 billion pertaining to the Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) control period spanning FY17-23. The power utility company had revised claims of unrecoverable amount of Rs 76.034 billion in receivables spanning seven years (2017–23) from Rs 67.902 billion pertains to the period prior to 2022 by including Rs 8.131 billion additional write-off claims for 2023. According to KE, it is important to highlight…

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Senate Tables Bill to Impose Levy on Gas-Based Captive Power Plants

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ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday introduced the Off the Grid Captive Power Plants Levy Bill, 2025 in the Senate, seeking to impose a new levy on natural gas-based captive power plants operating off the national grid. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar presented the bill as part of the supplementary agenda, drawing objections from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers. They argued it was inappropriate to table a financial bill on a day reserved to honour the late Senator Prof Sajid Mir. However, Acting Chairman Syedaal Khan clarified that the…

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OGRA reduces imported LNG prices for May

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The Directorate General of Petroleum Concessions (DGPC) has provisionally awarded 10 new onshore exploration blocks to MariEnergies, one of Pakistan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) companies. “These blocks have been awarded after competitive bidding on the basis of work units committed by various E&P companies in the Pakistan E&P Onshore Bid Round 2025 (30th April 2025) conducted by the DGPC,” MARI said in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday. According to the notice, MARI will operate seven blocks as an operator. At the same time, the…

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To protect millions of people from unemployment, social, and economic losses, it is essential to prevent pollution in the sea, Minister EnergyNasirShah

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Karachi Minister for Energy, Development, and Planning Sindh, Nasir Hussain Shah, stated that it is crucial to protect the sea from pollution to safeguard millions from unemployment and social and economic losses. In this regard, the Sindh government has taken significant measures and has strictly prohibited the discharge of untreated wastewater into the sea. He expressed these views at the inaugural ceremony of the “International Conference on Marine Biodiversity: Social, Environmental Aspects, and Technology” held at the University of Karachi. Present at the event were Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Khalid…

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