Coal

Provincial govt spends millions each month on operations of three bodies

Commer¬cial use of the electr¬icity produc¬ed will start from June

Referring to the 2015 Paris Agreement and UNFCCC

The government will lay a 143-kilometre railway track to connect the Thar coalfield

Sets aside environmental concerns of Balochistan govt

Katowice talks precede end-of-year deadline to produce rule book to details that were agreed in Paris

Environmentalists warn that new law banning retail sale of coal for use in home furnaces is unlikely to curb smog

Thar project officials dismiss environmental concerns, saying it will comply with all laws

Paris-based agency says global gas demand will increase by 1.6% a year to 2040

Summons chief secretary in oil and gas companies welfare funds case

Another six to seven months before plant starts contributing electricity to national grid

Warns against attempts to roll back 18th Amendment

Project likely to feed national grid by December 2018

Project records to be handed over to NAB prosecutor general and Salman Akram Raja

Jobs in the mining industry have been widely acknowledged to be the most hazardous ever

PIBT CEO denies; industry calls for finding a solution

Labour leaders say violation of laws pushes innocent workers into death traps

1,320MW plant is said to be the largest under CPEC

The mining company’s general manager and technical manager were both sentenced to 22 years

25 years after coal’s discovery, moment of unlocking its potential finally arrived

Money earmarked for coal development has nearly doubled in Pakistan

Judge directs Adovcate General to submit inquiry report on discrepancies in Sindh Coal Authority

Protesters demand an alternative economy and release of jailed activists

Biggest commitment to forego coal has been strikingly shown by developing countries

Former State Bank governor Dr Ishrat Husain expressed satisfaction over the social and economic development

Excavating coal in disputed territory flares up tensions between Akhurwal and Kalakhel

Company setting up 15MW coal-based plant in Punjab

Realistically this is unlikely to happen and the people of Thar are likely to be as poor tomorrow as they are today

Power generation should be separated from coal production.

But the reality is that coal may be even nastier than the source of biogas

Demand for commodity set to increase as several power projects come online

Decision comes after Lucky Cement’s plant faces delay due to SECMC’s reluctance to sign agreement

SECMC chief says 40% in mining and 33% progress in power projects achieved

Deposits confirmed by GSP in 2014 are estimated to be over 1b tons

Six power generation projects based on indigenous coal with cumulative capacity of 4,290 megawatts

First 660MW unit of Port Qasim plant will start generation in November

Sindh Engro Coal Mining Co to start power production from June 2019

Importing four to five million tons every year

Signs deals with ThalNova and Thar Energy; their plants will come on stream by early 2020

Thar coal is the cheapest solution to tackle the energy crisis

CEO Shamsuddin Shaikh says company’s goal is to produce electricity as well as achieve social uplift for locals

Transshipment project at Port Qasim has left govt, industrialists divided

Employees look at possibility of unemployment commencing September

Say coal is not only more expensive, but also affects environment, health

SECMC, Engro Powergen Thar Limited sign documents in China

Renewable energy sources may be playing an increasing role in global demand while coal capacity ages and shrinks

Lucky Commodities CEO not optimistic, says trading companies are struggling

Plants with cumulative capacity of 1,320MW will consume Thar coal

coal power projects had been declared hazardous to health the world over

Industry feels country needs to engage Gulf state with investment in mind