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LyondellBasell announces renewable energy power purchase agreements
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Houston [Texas], June 29 (ANI/PRNewswire): LyondellBasell has signed its first two U.S. power purchase agreements (PPA) supporting the company's climate goal to procure a minimum of 50 per cent of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The combined agreements represent 216 megawatts (MW
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Protest against power loadshedding in Karachi ends after 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): The protest against load shedding in Karachi, which continued for more than a day, ended on Tuesday evening after the protesters decided to disperse and return to their homes.
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Punjab budget: Expert fears state might enter debt trap soon
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): After the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government presented its first budget in Punjab with the announcement of no new tax and free electricity from July 1, an economic expert believes that this will push the state into a debt trap in near future.
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Pak police baton-charge residents to suppress protest against loadshedding
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): Karachi Police on Tuesday used tear gas and baton-charged people who were protesting against frequent power cuts.
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Pakistan: Karachi residents block road for second day over power cuts
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): Karachi residents on Monday protested over frequent power cuts and blocked Mauripur Road for the second day in a row.
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif warns of increased electricity load shedding in
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): After Pakistan failed to clinch a deal for natural gas supply for next month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday warned of increased electricity load shedding in July.
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Businesses, residents in Tokyo metropolitan area urged to save energy as t
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday urged businesses and residents in the capital and surrounding areas to reduce their consumption of electricity, warning of possible power shortages as the mercury has skyrocketed.
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Power crisis in Pakistan deepens as LNG becomes too expensive
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): Pakistan is witnessing a power crisis after it failed to agree on a deal for natural gas supply next month, according to media reports.
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Denmark to cut electricity tax to curb energy prices
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Denmark will temporarily reduce the tax on electricity starting from the fourth quarter of this year as a means of "compensation to citizens for its rising energy prices".
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EMI scheme to be boon for power sector despite higher discom payout
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Electricity distribution companies (discoms) could potentially save a quarter of their additional payouts, and effectively pay Rs 20,000 crore to generation companies (gencos) this fiscal, in addition to their annual cost of power purchase, if they subscribe
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Pakistan: Punjab to implement energy-saving plans
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): Amid the power crisis in Pakistan, the provincial government of Punjab on Saturday decided to enforce energy-conservation plans to tackle the chronic situation, local media reported.
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Pakistan's Sindh orders markets to close at 9 pm amid electricity crisis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Markets across Pakistan's Sindh province have been ordered to shut down at 9 pm (local time) to save electricity amid constant power outages in the country.
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