Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (Paec) Chairman Dr Ansar Parvez, has spoken of the plans on the part of the Paec to build many more nuclear power plants, including a few in Karachi, to meet the target of 8,800 MW of electricity from nuclear power as envisaged in the energy security plan.

Energy-intensive industries could be offered exemptions by Australia's government on its 20 percent renewable energy target as financial tumult saps support for its climate change policies, a report said on Wednesday.

A proposal to ban sales of new gasoline-powered cars in Norway from 2015 could help spur struggling carmakers to shift to greener models, Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen said on Saturday.

The Government recently approved an ADB funded project to improve electricity services and support renewable energy. The ADB will provide a loan of US$ 164 million while counterpart funds from the Government of Sri Lanka would be an equivalent of US$ 24 million , LBO reported.

In the next few decades, energy efficiency and conservation will be the most effective mitigations tools. Developed countries need to change infrastructure that was built when fossil energy was cheap and the unintended consequences of its use was unknown.

The Siddhirganj Peaking Power Project (SPPP), Bangladesh's first integrated gas-to-power project would add 300MW electricity to national power grid, which was scheduled to be completed by 2011.

Duban Pura, a locality on Multan Road, lacks the basic facilities of a functional sewerage system that has caused a lot of problems for the local residents.

A revolutionary change can be made in Sri Lanka by installing solar lighting in every house where there is no electricity, former Councillor, Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Chennai, Lakshman Jayawardena told Daily News Business.

Wind generation provides support to TN power grid.

Over the last few days, wind power has contributed to 9-10 per cent of the daily consumption of about 185-200 million units of electricity.

R. Balaji

Chennai, April 23 Wind speeds have picked up over the last few days enabling wind generation to provide support to Tamil Nadu power grid.

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday told that the involvement of lawmakers in Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) activities is the responsible for the on going water crisis in the capital.

He also urged the lawmakers not to be involved with other unnecessary activities, mainly in maintaining law and order and the issue is a matter of public interest.

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