Bonn (WWEA) – The year 2023 ended with a new record for new wind turbine installations: In total, the world added 116’065 Megawatt of new capacity within one year, more than ever before. According to preliminary statistics published today by the World Wind Energy Association, global wind power capacity has now passed one million Megawatt and has reached 1’047’288 Megawatt – very close to the prediction published by WWEA in autumn 2023. The volume of the capacity added is 34% higher than in 2022, when the world added only 86…
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Huawei Fusionsolar Shines Bright at Solar Pakistan Expo, Acknowledges Partners’ Excellence
Lahore: At the highly anticipated Solar Pakistan Expo, Huawei Fusionsolar stole the spotlight with the immense support of their Partners Bahum, Dewan and AE Solar, with its cutting-edge inverters, captivating the majority of attendees with their innovative features and functionality, who showcased their synergy with Huawei Fusionsolar in advancing solar energy solutions. The event reached its pinnacle when Huawei Fusionsolar hosted a gala dinner to express gratitude to their esteemed partners and clients for their outstanding contributions throughout the year. This gesture underscored Huawei’s commitment to fostering strong relationships and…
Read MoreEarly results spring big surprises
• PTI claims it can form govt in centre, two provinces• Barring Karachi, PPP seems set to retain its hold in Sindh• PML-N doing better in central Punjab, some other areas ISLAMABAD: Despite an underlying ‘distrust’ in the electoral exercise, millions queued up to vote in Thursday’s long-overdue elections. However, voters’ hopes of seeing some results were left unfulfilled till late in the night, with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) only able to announce three results by 4am on Friday morning. According to the ECP, Fazal Hakim Khan was…
Read MoreWAPDA holds road show in Bangkok, seeks global partners for floating solar project
LAHORE: The Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) held a road show in Bangkok on Monday to attract international bidders for its 300 megawatt (MW) floating solar project, the first of its kind in the country. The project, which will use floating solar panels on two reservoirs in the Tarbela-Ghazi Barotha hydropower complex, aims to generate clean and low-cost electricity for the national grid. The road show, which was attended by 58 delegates from 50 international firms, also featured presentations by WAPDA officials and consultants on the financial, technical and…
Read MoreCOP28: climate finance needs
COP28 climate talks have ended with so much discussion and debate and have some useful conclusions. But it all requires finance. Things do not work out by just words. I wish if the financial zeal to allocate and spend money had been as strong as the discussion has been. Unfortunately, this has not been the case. It is hoped that it will be there in future. We will take stock of the situation in the following. It would be useful here to first summarise the major conclusions and determinations of…
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