OGRA notifies up to 22pc reduction in RLNG prices
KARACHI: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Thursday notified a reduction in prices of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) for May 2020. The oil and gas regulator set…
GasPort LNG Terminal achieves ISO certifications
KARACHI: Pakistan GasPort Consortium Limited (PGPCL), which owns LNG storage and regasification terminal at Port Qasim, has received ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications by Bureau Veritas Certification…
OICCI calls for Integrated Planning for Energy Value Chain
Karachi: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has launched its ‘OICCI Energy Report 2019’ today. The report is based on the recommendations of the 31 leading international…
0.3 million jobs at risk as CNG stations remain closed
KARACHI: The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) has demanded of the government to allow opening of CNG stations round the clock as the closure of these stations had put 0.3…
Pakistan’s overall electricity generation up 9.0 percent in September 2019
KARACHI: Pakistan’s overall electricity generation during September 2019 surged 9.0 percent to 13,621Gwh compared with 12,552Gwh generated during the same month last year, latest data released by National Electric Power…
Pakistan’s overall electricity generation during May 2019 registers 4.0 percent increase
KARACHI: Total electricity generation during May 2019 registered 4.0 percent YoY increase to 12,604 Gwh against 12,118Gwh in the corresponding month of last year, as per latest data released by…
Pakistan’s electricity generation surges 9.0 percent in April 2019
KARACHI: The overall electricity generation surged 9.0 percent YoY in April 2019 to 9,717GWh, data released by National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) suggests. “The increase in production is mostly…
Pakistan’s electric power generation declines 13% in March 2019
KARACHI: Pakistan’s overall power generation during March 2019 stood at 7,621Gwh, down 13 percent against 8,741Gwh in the corresponding month of last year, while electricity generation was up 14 percent…
Pakistan’s textile sector exports surge 2.9 percent in February 2019
KARACHI: Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports recorded 2.9 percent year-on-year surge to $1.090 billion in February 2019, taking the eight-month (July-February FY19) exports to $8.9 billion up 1.38 percent, as…
PSO reports profit after tax of Rs. 4.2 billion in 1H FY19
KARACHI: The Board of Management (BOM) of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSOCL) has reviewed the performance of the Company for first half of the financial year 2019 (1HFY19) in…
K-Electric wants removal of capping on use of RLNG for its power plants
KARACHI: The K-Electric has sought removal of requirement, imposed by the power regulator, to utilize 130 mmcfd of local gas prior to using RLNG, which would enable it to consume…
Pakistan’s electricity generation decline 5.9 percent
KARACHI: Pakistan’s electricity generation declined 5.9 percent to 9,574 GWh in October 2018 compared with generation of 10,177 GWh in October last year, official data suggests. “After a period of…
Pakistan’s watchdog finds competition barriers at all levels of LNG value chain
KARACHI: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has found various barriers to competition at all levels of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) value chain, hence pushing the end consumers of…
Pakistan’s LNG imports witness 11 percent decline in October 2018
KARACHI: The volume of LNG imported by Pakistan fell for the third consecutive month in October as the country struggled to make use of its second floating storage re-gasification unit…
SHC dismiss suit of Engro Elengy Terminal, holds liable to pay Customs duty
KARACHI: Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by Engro Elengy Terminal against demand of Pakistan Customs for payment of Customs…