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Govt mulls proposals to end load shedding
Federal Minister for Water and Power Naveed Qamar Friday said government is going through different proposals for bringing the power load shedding to zero in future. Talking to the media at Parliament House, Naveed expressed that opposition is just criticising government and made Parliament a hub for communicating their ideas and recommendations. He added that…
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CNG price hike upto Rs 6.30/kg likely
ISLAMABAD: After an incessant hike in petrol price by Rs 4.15 per litre hitting the nation in the wee hours on Friday, the federal government is likely to raise Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) price by Rs 6.30 per kilogram during current month. Sources said that CNG association has pleaded government to increase price of gas…
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Worst power load shedding of history brings people to the roads
Recently the worst power shortage and load shedding in response hit the country. The power requirement of country in these days is about 16500 Mega Watts (MW) but the production is down to all time low in recent times which is just 7500 MW. In response the electricity load shedding of hours is being observed…
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If US Really Wanted To Help Pakistan!
Pakistan’s capacity to produce electricity compared to other states of it’s size (geography) and population puts it in the lower 20 percentile among the comity of nations. Combining the three major energy sectors, Hydroelectric, Thermal and Nuclear, Pakistan has an installed capacity of 19.5 GW of electric power. Turkey is a country similar in size…