energy
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In Gulf tour, Japanese PM eyes energy ties, Qatar’s LNG market
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[ad_1] An image of Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attending the UAE-Japan Business Forum in Abu Dhabi — AFP/Files Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida concluded his Gulf tour focused on energy security and cooperation by visiting gas-rich Qatar on Tuesday. The visit aimed to strengthen ties and collaboration between Tokyo and Qatar, particularly in stabilizing the…
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Pakistan needs to harness renewable energy | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: Climate change is reshaping the globe and transforming how we envision the future. The Global South is experiencing more frequent and intense droughts, storms, floods, and heatwaves, with rising sea levels. Unfortunately, Pakistan is no different. The catastrophic floods in 2022 were mainly caused by increased precipitation and glacier melting due to climate…
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Wapda, UAE group join hands to address energy crisis in Pakistan
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[ad_1] Water and Power Development Authority and United Arab Emirates company sign agreement on energy. — APP Amid the ongoing power crisis being faced by the country, the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum’s private office on Sunday inked two significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)…
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Pakistan’s energy shortfall ‘surpasses 8,500 megawatts’
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[ad_1] People at a hotel during a power outage. — AFP/File LAHORE: With heatwave-like conditions across the country, the prolonged power outages have added to the citizens’ misery as the overall energy shortfall has surpassed 8,500 megawatts, sources told Geo News Sunday. The sources familiar with the matter said the country’s total energy requirement stands…
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PM reviews green energy progress | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reviewed the process of formulation of policy regarding alternative sources of energy especially, solar energy. During a meeting chaired by him, the prime minister said the government had ensured in the budget implementation of the measures about alternative sources of energy, including the solar energy. He said…
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Energy conservation to help save $6.4b | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The government has targeted to save $6.4 billion by implementing energy conservation measures under the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policy (NEECP) 2023. The Cabinet Committee on Energy, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has recently approved the policy. It is aimed at establishing an energy conservation tribunal (ECT) to address issues related…
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FM assures Russia’s Lavrov of bolstering energy cooperation
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[ad_1] Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari (centre left) meets his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov (centre right), in Goa, India, on May 4, 2023. — APP Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has assured his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov of bolstering cooperation between the two nations in energy. FM Bilawal is in Goa, India to attend the Shanghai Cooperation…
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No solution to $27b Iraq energy deal yet | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] LONDON: The stalled agreement between Iraq and TotalEnergies over a $27 billion energy project has yet to find a resolution, the French oil major’s Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said at the firm’s climate update on Tuesday. TotalEnergies agreed in September 2021 to invest in four oil, gas and renewables projects in Iraq’s southern Basra…
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Black gold to green energy: Texas leads US in renewables
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[ad_1] An aerial view of a vast solar-energy installation in Hill County, Texas, on March 1, 2023. AFP/File DAWSON: Modern Texas was built on oil, and its production has long been a source of immense pride. But now, areas that moved to the steady rhythm of oil derricks for more than a century are making…
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Energy tariff ‘compulsory’ for export sectors | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: The government’s decision to discontinue the Regionally Competitive Energy Tariff (RCET) of gas and electricity for five export-oriented sectors is expected to create a significant setback for the national economy, potentially leading to reduced competitiveness and revenue losses for the affected industries. “Discontinuation of RCET of gas and electricity for five export-oriented sectors…
