Pakistan

Pakistan steps up oil & gas imports as power demand surges
Oil & Gas

Pakistan steps up oil & gas imports as power demand surges

Pakistan has stepped up its oil and gas imports this year from last year as demand from its power sector…
ADNOC awards Pakistani consortium exploration rights
Oil & Gas

ADNOC awards Pakistani consortium exploration rights

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) had signed an exploration concession agreement with a consortium of four Pakistani companies, in…
Unknown gunmen kill 3 coal miners in Balochistan
Coal

Unknown gunmen kill 3 coal miners in Balochistan

Unknown armed gunmen killed three coal miners working in the coalfield area of the capital city of Balochistan.
Pakistan objects to India’s hydropower dam in J&K
Power

Pakistan objects to India’s hydropower dam in J&K

Pakistan's objection to the design of the 624 MW power project over Chenab river in the Union Territory of Jammu…
Pakistan opposition blames govt for blocking investment
Coal

Pakistan opposition blames govt for blocking investment

Pakistan's Minister for Energy for Sindh province, Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh has slammed the federal government for restricting access to a…
Several trapped after explosion in coal mine in Quetta
Coal

Several trapped after explosion in coal mine in Quetta

Several laborers trapped and allegedly a few killed following an explosion that happened inside a coal mine in Pakistan's Balochistan…
Scorching heat adds to Pakistan’s energy shortfall misery
Power

Scorching heat adds to Pakistan’s energy shortfall misery

Pakistan continues to sizzle under the scorching sun and suffer agonising load-shedding as the power shortfall stubbornly persists at over…
Fuel prices rise again, petrol now costs Rs 102/ltr in Mumbai
Oil & Gas

Fuel prices rise again, petrol now costs Rs 102/ltr in Mumbai

Retail price of petrol & diesel got dearer by 29p/litre & 28p/litre to touch new high of Rs 95.85 &…
LNG market set to recover with demand growing across Asia
Oil & Gas

LNG market set to recover with demand growing across Asia

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are poised for more gains as gas-hungry China guzzles cargoes to feed a rebound in…
Petrol, diesel price in Pakistan likely to increase from June 1
Oil & Gas

Petrol, diesel price in Pakistan likely to increase from June 1

Amid high levels of inflation in Pakistan, the country's Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has sent a summary to…
Pakistan’s largest nuclear power plant to start operation
Power

Pakistan’s largest nuclear power plant to start operation

Pakistan's largest nuclear power plant was opened on Friday, generating electricity for the national grid as the country tries to…
8,300 people can die in India due to coal plant pollution
Coal

8,300 people can die in India due to coal plant pollution

Air pollution from planned new coal plants built by companies in which HSBC holds ownership stakes will cause an estimated…
Pakistan industrialists oppose rise in energy tariff
Power

Pakistan industrialists oppose rise in energy tariff

Pakistan industrialists on Sunday opposed the anticipated increase of Rs 5.36 per unit in base electricity tariff. Resenting frequent hikes…
Imran Khan puzzled over Pak’s omission from climate meet
Sustainability

Imran Khan puzzled over Pak’s omission from climate meet

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he cannot understand the reason why there is a cacophony over Islamabad's…
$300 million loan for hydropower plant in Pakistan
Power

$300 million loan for hydropower plant in Pakistan

Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday announced that it has approved a $300 million loan to finance the construction of…
Unions take out procession demanding coal miners safety
Coal

Unions take out procession demanding coal miners safety

After seven people were killed in a coal mine blast in Balochistan recently, several workers' unions in Pakistan took out…
5 miners, 2 rescuers killed in Balochistan coal mine disaster
Coal

5 miners, 2 rescuers killed in Balochistan coal mine disaster

At least five coal miners and two rescuers died due to suffocation after a methane gas fire broke out in…
Pakistan’s new gas deal with Qatar could save $3 billion
Oil & Gas

Pakistan’s new gas deal with Qatar could save $3 billion

Pakistan's landmark, new deal with Qatar for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at lower rates will save Islamabad a total of…
Miners in Balochistan reluctant to work after Hazara killings
Coal

Miners in Balochistan reluctant to work after Hazara killings

Thousands of miners have stopped work and many have fled Pakistan's restive Balochistan province since insurgents killed 10 Hazara workers…
Gunvor moves international court against Pakistan State Oil
Oil & Gas

Gunvor moves international court against Pakistan State Oil

A case has been filed in the international court against the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) by a Liquefied Natural Gas…
Blackouts in Pakistan due to China’s illegal profiteering
Power

Blackouts in Pakistan due to China’s illegal profiteering

China has invested billions in Pakistan's power sector but all the deals made with Pakistan are tainted that contributed to…
Jinko supplied 17.5MW modules to Fauji Solar Power Plant
Renewable Energy

Jinko supplied 17.5MW modules to Fauji Solar Power Plant

Jinko Solar Holding Co Ltd announced that its high performance solar panels are now powering a 17.5 MW solar plant,…
Pakistan power outage exposed negligence in safeguards
Power

Pakistan power outage exposed negligence in safeguards

One of the worst power outages faced by Pakistan was caused due to poor maintenance and subsequent failure of the…
Massive power blackout in several cities of Pakistan
Power

Massive power blackout in several cities of Pakistan

A massive power blackout has been reported in Pakistan before midnight on Saturday, which has plunged several cities into darkness.
Citizens face hardship in Pakistan as gas crisis intensifies
Oil & Gas

Citizens face hardship in Pakistan as gas crisis intensifies

The persisting gas crisis in Pakistan has intensified, adding to the woes of the citizens as they are forced to…
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