Tag: Pakistan Energy

Bilawal Bhutto Inaugurates Pakistan’s First Coal Drying Unit in Thar

Najeeb Ahmed

Tharparkar (By Najeeb Ahmed): Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, along with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, inaugurated Pakistan’s first coal drying unit in the Thar coal region. The new facility is part of efforts to expand the use of local coal and strengthen Pakistan’s energy resources. The inauguration took place during Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s visit to Tharparkar. He arrived in Islamkot and visited the Thar Foundation Hospital. During the visit, he reviewed different development activities in the area. The coal drying unit is located in the…

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Pakistan Power Market Reform: CTBCM and Competitive Electricity Trading

Mian Iftikhar Ahmad

Pakistan’s Power Market Transition to a Competitive System Mian Iftikhar Ahmad A historic change is taking place in Pakistan’s power market, the announcement of which was made by Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari in a video message and which is also confirmed by official documents. Under this new system, the government is withdrawing from its traditional role of central electricity purchasing and a competitive trading bilateral contract market known as CTBCM is being introduced, the basic objective of which is to make direct buying and selling between power producers…

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