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Pakistan’s power generation falls 15% MoM, costs plunge 30% in February

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Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 6,945 GWh in February 2025, a steep decline of 15% MoM compared to the previous month, suggesting a decline in economic activity. Back in January 2024, power generation stood at 8,153 GWh. On a yearly basis, power generation declined by 3% as compared to 7,130 GWh in the same month of the previous year. “This was the lowest monthly power generation in five years,” said JS Global. Electricity generation in February fell to its lowest level since March 2020, when it stood at…

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Jimmy Carter’s Visionary Leadership: The Birth of NREL and a Legacy of Solar Innovation

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Jimmy-Carter

The staff of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) owes a lasting debt to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on December 29, 2024. “President Carter was a visionary and a man of science who realized the potential of solar power and renewable energy,” NREL Director Martin Keller said. “The Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) began under his leadership, and his visit to SERI on a rainy Sun Day validated the importance of our research. His legacy lives on in our mission.” NREL, originally known as SERI, was…

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Govt to transit major coal power plants to Thar coal

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Aimed to reduce energy costs and reliance on imported coal, the federal government has decided to shift the coal-based power plants at Jamshoro, Thal, and Sahiwal to utilize locally sourced Thar coal. The decision was finalized during the 28th meeting of the Thar Coal and Energy Board, chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. Key federal and provincial officials, including Energy Minister Nasir Hussain Shah and Federal Finance Minister Senator Aurangzeb, participated in the meeting. The Sindh Chief Minister highlighted that electricity from Thar coal costs just Rs…

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Expanding renewables: Kohat Cement installs 5.34 MW solar power plant

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Kohat Cement Company Limited (KOHC) has installed and commissioned a 5.34 MW on-grid solar power plant. The cement maker shared the development in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday. “We are pleased to announce that the company has successfully installed and commissioned a 5.34 MW on-grid solar power plant at the company’s plant site, Kohat,” read the notice. “This installation is in addition to the 10 MW solar power plant already installed and operational at the same location,” it added. KOHC is one of the strong…

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Resolution submitted to Sindh Assembly says payments to IPPs threaten Pakistan’s survival

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IPPS-THREATEN

The Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan has submitted a resolution to the Sindh Assembly calling upon the federal government to review its agreements with independent power producers (IPPs).
The resolution in question was submitted to the secretariat of the Sindh Assembly by the Leader of Opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Ali Khursheedi and MPA of MQM Pakistan, Najam Mirza on Wednesday.

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