The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in collaboration with GIZ Pakistan, Gender In¬tersectionality and Climate Change (GICC) is arranging a mega event titled “Women in Climate Action – Celebrating Resilience” on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 08. This empowering event will be organized at a local hotel to recognize and […]
Read MoreChipmaker TSMC’s first plant to reboot Japanese industry
Chipmaker TSMC formally opened its first Japanese plant last month highlighting the Taiwanese firm’s critical role in Tokyo’s multi-billion dollar efforts to reboot its once-mighty semiconductor manufacturing industry.That Japan turned to TSMC for help on an industry it once dominated reflects the Taiwan chipmaker’s dominant position in the foundry business and Tokyo’s heightened concern over […]
Read MoreClean technologies slow down CO2 emissions from energy
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to a record level in 2023, but the growth slowed from previous years thanks to the continued expansion of clean technologies, the International Energy Agency said this week.CO2 emissions from energy rose by 1.1 percent in 2023, increasing by 410 million tonnes to a record 37.4 billion tonnes, slowing down […]
Read MoreKE, Hubco sign MoU to off take Thar Coal-fired electricity
Committed to enabling access to affordable power and bolstering the energy security for its customers, the CEO of K-Electric (KE) Mr. Moonis Abdullah Alvi, and the CEO The Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO) Mr. Kamran Kamal, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the opportunity for off-take of electricity following the conversion of HUBCO’s […]
Read MoreFollowing morecost-effective path to energy security
For the energy sector, Pakistan passed a federal law establishing the Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies in 2010 and another law promoting energy efficiency and conservation in 2016.In terms of an institutional framework, the government established the Alternative and Renewable Energy Board in 2010, empowered to develop national strategies, policies, and plans for the […]
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