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Pakistan: Locals in Peshawar protest long power cuts, poor roads
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Locals at Chitral in Peshawar protested against power outages and dilapidated conditions of roads in their district on Sunday, the Dawn reported, adding that the protesters claimed that the government had not paid attention to their demands.
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Afghanistan: Kabul residents complain of power shortage as winter approach
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahead of approaching winter, residents of Kabul expressed concerns over the power shortages as they complained of getting only seven to eight hours of electricity every day. Kabul residents said they are living miserable lives as the authorities in the country do not pay heed to frequent pow
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G7 to establish coordination mechanism to help Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Group of Seven countries (G7) on Friday (local time) agreed to establish a coordination mechanism to help Ukraine with critical energy and water infrastructure amid Russian attacks on the power grid that have caused widespread blackouts.
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Beijing's manufacturing units hit hard amid covid outbreak, power outages
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): Amid a continuing onslaught of the coronavirus, power shortages caused by record heatwaves have hit hard China's manufacturing sector as activity remained in contraction and the outlook remained bleak.
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China's industrial profits decline in July due to COVID-19 curbs, power sh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): China's industrial performance in July edged down, due to the decline in demand caused by the sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks and power shortages, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Saturday, Global Times reported.
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China facing fiercest heat wave in 6 decades, forcing factories to close
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 17 (ANI): China's worst heatwave in 60 years is forcing factories to close with temperatures crossing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in dozens of cities.
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China coal power producers proposes use of Renminbi in Pak Port Qasim
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Citing power shortages in Pakistan amid rising coal prices as well as to contain inflation, "all-weather" friend China proposed the use of Renminbi (RMB) in the Port Qasim coal-fired power plant to buy coal to release pressure on the dollar.
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Businesses, residents in Tokyo metropolitan area urged to save energy as t
Updated : 3 years, 8 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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Sri Lankan govt announces to shut down schools amid power shortage
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 19 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis, the Sri Lanka government on Saturday announced to shut down all the schools for the coming week, a local media reported.
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Pakistan requests Iran to increase electricity export amid severe power cr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister of Development and Planning Ahsan Iqbal requested Iran to increase Iran's electricity exports to the Pakistani province of Balochistan, The Express Tribune reported citing an Iran News Agency.
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Pak govt apologizes to masses, vows to rectify power shortage
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): After facing backlash from its citizens over a hike in electricity prices as well as power shortage, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government on Monday apologized to the masses and vowed to rectify the problem of load-shedding.
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Cost of raw materials going up, inflation hurting businesses, says Microte
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The rise in inflation is hurting businesses as it has impacted the discretionary buying capacity of the consumers, Deputy CMD of Microtek International Saurabh Gupta said on Friday.
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