Forex Scarcity Contributes To Power Load-Shedding In Pakistan: NEPRA
Alam Zeb Khan, a senior joint secretary in charge of the power division, claimed that there is a shortage of more than 8,000 MW of electricity while standing alone before…
Global Finance Summit Offers Relief To Struggling Poor Nations
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, called for international taxes on shipping, aviation, and perhaps even wealth to pay for climate action A lifeline was thrown to poorer nations struggling with…
Prime Minister To Attend New Global Financing Pact Summit In Paris
The Prime Minister will travel to Paris on the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron to attend the June 22–23 New Global Financing Pact Summit. The Prime Minister will travel…
World Bank Urges Pakistan To Repurpose Agriculture Subsidies
In addition to spending Rs. 2.94 billion on wheat subsidies, the government allocated Rs. 16.5 billion between 2019–20 and 2023–2024 to increase national wheat productivity. In its Country Climate and…
NTDC Officials Grilled Over Dasu Transmission Line Project
The committee questioned representatives of NTDC regarding the contract for the World Bank (WB)-funded 765 kV Dasu Transmission Line project. The Senate Standing Committee on Power met on Friday at…
ECNEC Approves 48MW Shounter Hydropower Project In Neelam Valley
The 48-MW Shounter Hydropower Project in the Neelam Valley was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday. The 48-MW Shounter Hydropower Project in the…
Hyderabad Witnesses First Biofloc Fish Farm Establishment In Tando Jam
To create microbial protein from toxic fish waste and other organic matter in the water, Biofloc, or more specifically, cultured microorganisms, are added to the water. A sizable biofloc fish…
SED Submits Revises PC1 For $105M Sindh Solar Energy Project
The Sindh Solar Energy Project is significantly behind schedule due to significant implementation delays, including those caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and its restrictions. The “Sindh Solar Energy Project” is…
Boosting Human Capital Needs Investment In Health & Education: HCR
Pakistan has one of the highest percentages of children worldwide who are not in school, with an estimated 20.3 million children (ages 5 to 16) not attending. Eight out of…
WB Urged Three Discos To Initiate Bidding For Smart Meters Deployment
The Bank has reported that the four Project Implementing Entities have taken significant steps towards completing the actions agreed during the last ISM of November 2022. The World Bank (WB)…
KP Plans To Promote & Sell Its Carbon Credits To World Bank
International trading is possible for carbon credits that permit a nation or organisation to emit a certain amount of carbon, with businesses that have a larger carbon footprint. In order…
Tariq Malik To Lead UN Committee On Pakistan’s Digital Transformation
Muhammad Tariq Malik will preside over the Technical Advisory Committee for the National Human Development Report 2023 on Digital Transformation in Pakistan. The UN’s committee on digital transformation in Pakistan…