Tag: Energy

Cabinet body reviews energy crisis

A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy and Power on Wednesday discussed various aspects leading to energy shortage in the country and supply...

The rioting begins

While there can be no two views regarding the government’s bungling of the energy problem, Islamabad must also accept blame for failing to foresee...

Stocks rebound on energy sector, euro gains

The euro rose and world stocks rebounded on Friday, lifted by shares in energy and basic materials, as concerns about global growth were set...

Immense economic potential exists in mountain areas: Kundi

Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi has said that mountain areas of Pakistan have immense economic potential which if properly exploited could generate...

Spanish solar power station defies the dark

A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even...

50MW wind energy project set up in Thatta

Pakistan can significantly reduce its oil import bill by shifting to renewable energy and meet its rising industrial and domestic energy demands without burning...

PTI reveals its energy cards…

Unfolding its strategy to resolve the energy crisis in the country, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday vowed to rid the country of the...

‘Swedish technology could save 40pc energy’

Pakistan should take advantage of Swedish energy saving technologies that could easily reduce energy consumption by 40 per cent. Thermal and green technologies are...

Mending fences

Trilateral summit The Americans, one assumes, wouldn’t be all too pleased. Nor would the Saudis. The Afghan and Pakistani presidents sitting together was all well...

The peace in the region

Let us talk again. Talking can not only break the status quo but also ensure a change, mostly good and positive. However, declining such...

Rs137b TFCs to have positive impact for energy

The federal government has decided to issue Terms Finance Certificates (TFCs) worth Rs137 billion in, what the analysts believe, another attempt to ease liquidity...

Govt taking measures to overcome energy, gas crisis: Firdous

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday said the government is taking concrete steps to overcome energy and gas crisis. She stated...

Gillani urges for speeding up energy projects to overcome crisis

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday chaired a meeting of Council of Common Interest (CCI) and urged for speeding up various projects to overcome...

Punjab devastated by energy crisis

As the adverse effects of energy crisis have started appearing on the overall business horizons of Pakistan, Punjab seems to be the most severely...

Looming energy crisis

Hagler Bailly, a global management consulting firm had warned Pakistan in 2006 that gas shortfall to start in 2007 and it would continue to...

Planning Commission holds petroleum, water and power responsible for energy crisis

Finding lack of coordination between the ministries of water and power and petroleum as contributing towards energy crisis, the Planning Commission has proposed setting...

LCCI wants government to share energy plan with private sector

Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Friday urged government to share its energy plan as the highest-ever electricity tariff and more than 14 hours...