ISLAMABAD: Secretary-General, Pakistan Hi Tech Hybrid Seed Association and Chairman United Business Group in Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shahzad Ali Malik on Thursday urged the need to exploit renewable energy resources in order to tackle with the growing needs. He said that solar energy is one of the most economical, […]
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Putin first western leader to show empathy towards muslim sentiments: PM Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan has thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his ’empathetic’ response to blasphemous statements against the Holy Prophet (PBUH) during a telephone call on Monday. “He is the first Western leader to show empathy [and] sensitivity to Muslim sentiment for their beloved Prophet PBUH,” the premier wrote in a statement on Twitter. […]
Powering Iraqi homes one switch at a time
Sweat drips from Aqeel Hassan as he tinkers with a labyrinth of wires that connect 270 homes in Baghdad’s sprawling Sadr City. It is a thankless job, but a crucial one amid another scorching heatwave. His workplace is a humble shack right in front of his home, which comprises a bed, pigeons in a pen […]
US raises concerns about Mexico energy reforms
The United States voiced concerns Wednesday about Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s planned reforms boosting the state’s role in the energy sector, during talks on a revamped North American trade deal. “With respect to the energy policies that we see being discussed and envisioned by the Lopez Obrador administration, we are watching very closely,” […]
OPEC+ summit could lead to modest rise in oil output
Major oil-producing countries are expected to agree on Thursday to boost output in August to meet growing demand and limit recent price rises. The cost of crude oil has surged back to levels last seen in October 2018, which would normally support arguments in favour of boosting production. India, the world’s third-largest consumer of crude, […]
Shell, France’s EDF to build US offshore windfarm
French energy giant EDF said Thursday a joint venture with Anglo-Dutch firm Shell will build “one of the most powerful” windfarms in the United States off the coast of New Jersey. The 1.5 gigawatt facility will supply power to 700,000 homes every year, EDF said in a statement. Construction will begin in 2024. The windfarm […]
World’s second-largest hydropower dam goes online in China
China began operating the world’s second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as a milestone towards Beijing’s carbon neutrality goals, despite warnings of environmental damage. The 289-metre (948 feet) high Baihetan Hydropower Station in southwest China, second in the world only to the country’s Three Gorges Dam in terms of power generation, began […]
India’s Reliance unveils $10 billion green energy push
Indian oil-to-telecom giant Reliance Industries unveiled plans Thursday to invest $10 billion in renewable energy over the next three years as Asia’s third-largest economy struggles to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. In a virtual address to shareholders, Reliance chairman and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani said the new business aims to “bridge the green […]
Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared: draft UN report
Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark draft report from the UN’s climate science advisors obtained by AFP. Species extinction, more widespread disease, unliveable heat, ecosystem collapse, cities menaced by rising seas — these and other devastating […]
Iraq hopes to build 8 nuclear power reactors by 2030
Iraq, which suffers chronic electricity shortages, wants to construct eight nuclear power reactors by 2030 in order to reduce its external energy dependence, an official said Tuesday. The country currently uses electricity and gas imports from neighbouring Iran to generate around a third of its electricity. “By 2030-2031, we want to produce 25 percent of […]