Thar Block II nearing financial close
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that the financial closes of 330 Megawatts (MW) Thar Block-2 power plant is expected by the end of September 2020. He shared this information on his public page on social media. He further stated that the project, […]
Punjab to produce electricity from human and animal waste
The Punjab Energy Department (PED) is making efforts to generate electricity from organic and inorganic waste produced by Human activities. The municipal Solid Waste (MSW) has a potential of electricity generation of 560 kWh/t and 220 kWh/t from the thermochemical and biochemical conversion, respectively. A recent survey carried out by the Alternative Energy Development Board […]
Karachi Nullahs cleaned before next bout of rain
After a high level meeting on the first day of this month the Sindh government, Corps Headquarters Corps-5, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) decided to assign the work of removal of sludge from three nullahs in Karachi to FWO. Three main Nullahs were assigned to FWO for clearing out of […]
Euro-5 fuel arrives in Pakistan
The first batch of Euro 5 standard fuel has arrived in Pakistan according to the state-run oil marketing giant Pakistan State Oil (PSO). According to an announcement by PSO “…PSO has set the benchmark yet again and brought in the nation’s first shipment of Euro 5 standard Hi-Octane fuel in Pakistan.” The first weeks of […]
EIA report on ecological safety of Diamer Bhasha Dam
Energy crisis is one of the major problems, which has been faced by Pakistan in past. It is the need of hour to establish a well-equipped energy sector. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has reported about the relocation of nearly 30,000 people from their homes in 31 villages for the construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam. Sinking […]