‘Certificate condition’ for new gas supply schemes approved
ISLAMABAD: The government has imposed a new condition, making it mandatory the provision of ‘natural gas availability certificate’ for new gas supply...
RLNG power plants: Legal hitches in privatisation process to be resolved soon
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Privatisation Mohammedmian Soomro and Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat discussed legal matters relating to the privatisation of power...
‘Imposition of Rs80bn arrears unjustified’, exporters complain to NA body
-- Power Division asked to take up tariff issue with ECC
-- Textile millers to observe strike on Feb 10 if issues remain...
IGXEP initiative to fix Pakistan’s energy woes: minister
ISLAMABAD: Power and Petroleum Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Tuesday that the Power Division was in the process of finalising an...
British investors invited to explore Pakistan’s E&P sector
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar on Tuesday invited the British investors to tap opportunities in Pakistan's exploration...
OGRA member gas ‘delays’ bringing LPG bowsers in tax net
ISLAMABAD: Instead of brining approximately 1,500 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bowsers in the tax net, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)’s...
Egyptian company investing $500m in Pakistan’s energy sector: envoy
ISLAMABAD: Egypt’s Ambassador to Pakistan Ahmed Fadel Yacoub on Sunday said Egyptian company El Sewedy Electric had expressed its intention of investing...
Senate committee rejects report on DISCOs’ losses
ISLAMABAD: The Senate's Sub-Committee on Power rejected on Friday the figures presented by the distribution companies (DISCOs) regarding improvement in annual losses,...
Oil falls 2pc as China virus cases surpass SARS total
NEW YORK: Oil prices fell 2 per cent on Thursday to the lowest in three months on concerns over the potential economic...
PPIB declares financial close of 330MW Thar coal power project
ISLAMABAD: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) declared on Thursday the financial closure of 330-megawatt Thar mine lignite coal-based power generation...
Excelerate Energy, Engro Elengy Terminal agree to expand LNG import terminal
ISLAMABAD: Excelerate Energy L P (Excelerate) and Engro Elengy Terminal Ltd (EETL) have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the expansion...
LNG scam: Accused employees get ‘legal aid’ from OGRA
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has allegedly allowed its sitting chairperson and other accused in the LNG scandal to...
US envoy stresses more mutual cooperation in renewable energy
ISLAMABAD: US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells Tuesday stressed the need for increasing...
N-S pipeline project to help enhance Pak-Russia ties: minister
ISLAMABAD:Â A Russian delegation on Tuesday called on Energy Minister Omar Ayub Khan and Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Petroleum Nadeem Babar to...
Govt may approve up to 214pc hike in gas prices
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division on Monday sought the federal cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee’s (ECC) approval for a 192 per cent hike in...