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Alternative energy: Government stresses swift completion of projects

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water and Power Dr Musadik Malik has underlined the need for swiftly finalising matters pertaining to alternative energy to pave the way for completing projects without further delay and meet the growing demand for energy in the country. He made these remarks while presiding over a meeting of the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) here on Wednesday. Secretary, additional secretary, joint secretary (distribution companies) and senior AEDB officials were present during the deliberations. Malik stressed that [...]

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German firm to set up first solar panel plant in Pakistan

Several global experts believe that 2013 will be the year that solar energy becomes economically viable even without any government subside German renewable energy company CAE plans to invest more than €100 million (Rs12.9 billion) in setting up the first solar panel manufacturing facility in Pakistan, and the second of its kind in Asia. In an exclusive interview with The Express Tribune, Shahzada Khurram, the only Pakistani director of the company, shared its plans of becoming a leading supplier of [...]

January 6, 2013 11:23 am

Germany Solar power installations at peak

New solar power installations in Germany hit a record high last year, but tapered off in the fourth quarter as subsidies were cut to curb costs to consumers, Environment Ministry data showed on Saturday. Capacity grew by more than 7.6 gigawatt (GW), breaking the previous records of 7.5 GW in 2011 and 7.4 GW in 2010, and far above the 2.5 to 3.5 GW Berlin would like to see each year. The solar boom has been encouraged by generous feed-in [...]

January 3, 2013 10:35 am

Forty-five wind power projects under process: minister

As commercial production of 106 megawatts of electricity comes into effect, Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar is confident that Pakistan will have power generation from ‘waste products’, small hydropower projects and ‘sugar co-generation’ schemes by 2014. “Forty-five wind power projects of around 3,200MW capacity are under process and the Fauji Fertiliser Company will be adding 10MW solar generation to its 50MW wind project, making this a hybrid plant,” the minister said here on Wednesday at the launch [...]

November 24, 2012 6:31 pm

Solar Water Pumps Trade Show for Agriculture in Multan 30th November 2012

The solar systems can be designed to pump up to more than 500.000 litres per day at lower heads to smaller water quantities at higher heads up to 300 metres Nizam Energy Invites you to a Solar water pumps / Tubewell Trade Show in Multan from 30th November – 2nd December 2012 Solar Water Pumps Solar Water Pumps are best suitable to run systems for water pumping in irrigation in remote areas or where electricity has frequent outage. With the [...]

August 30, 2012 7:39 am

Sindh Govt, Czech Company inks MoU for wind farm

Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah said that Sindh is first province to take lead in power generation through wind and it has the potential of generating 50000 MW through this renewable soure in the coastal belt of the province. Sindh Government has signed a MoU with Wikov Wind AS, a Czech Republic company for the power generation of 50 MW at the wind corridor in Gharo Jhimpir Distt Thatta. The MoU was inked by DG Sindh Board of Investment Muhammad [...]

August 6, 2012 5:34 am

Wind energy projects’ take-off

AFTER a long delay, Pakistan has finally embarked upon a long-term plan to generate wind-power on commercial scale. Financial close of the two landmark projects, initiated in 2005-06, has recently been achieved. This may pave the way for other projects in the pipeline to move on fast track. Zorlu Enerji Pakistan, a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Turkish Zorlu Enerji Group, is setting up in Jhimpir, District Thatta a pioneering wind-power generation project of 56.4MW capacity. Construction of wind-farm [...]

June 18, 2012 7:53 am

Solar Boom Heads to Japan Creating $9.6 Billion Market: Energy

Japan is poised to overtake Germany and Italy to become the world’s second-biggest market for solar power as incentives starting July 1 drive sales for equipment makers from Yingli Green Energy Holdings Co. to Kyocera Corp. (6971) Industry Minister Yukio Edano set today a premium price for solar electricity that’s about triple what industrial users now pay for conventional power. That may spur at least $9.6 billion in new installations with 3.2 gigawatts of capacity, Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecast. [...]

May 31, 2012 6:58 am

Germany Sets New Solar Record By Meeting Nearly Half of Country’s Weekend Power Demand

by Timon Singh, Germany fed a whopping 22 gigawatts of solar power per hour into the national grid last weekend, setting a new record by meeting nearly half of the country’s weekend power demand. After the Fukushima disaster, Japan opted to shut down all of its nuclear power stations and Germany followed suit after considerable public pressure. This seems to have paved the way for greater investment in solar energy projects. The Renewable Energy Industry (IWR) in Muenster announced that [...]

May 31, 2012 6:23 am

China firm in talks for $3 bln Pakistan wind farm

The company said it had already obtained approval from the government to construct the farm with a capacity of 500 megawatts. – File photo HONG KONG: Chinese oil and gas company United Energy Group Ltd said on Wednesday it plans to invest $3 billion in a wind farm project in energy-starved Pakistan and is in talks to buy equipment from mainland suppliers. United Energy, which paid BP $775 million for oil and gas assets in Pakistan in 2010, said it [...]