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      <title>Electricity prices to fall after govt plan to terminate 6 IPP agreeements</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Federal government has decided to terminate power purchase agreements with six more Independent Power Producers (IPPs), resulting in an estimated saving of Rs300 billion.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sources indicate that the agreements will be canceled for a total capacity of 2,396 megawatts across the six IPPs. This includes the termination of an agreement with Gul Ahmed Energy for 136 megawatts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other affected IPPs include Kepco Power Projects (1,638 and 200 megawatts), Attock Power (165 and 131 megawatts), and Koh-i-Noor Energy (126 megawatts).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The government’s move is expected to lead to a reduction in electricity tariffs. This follows the earlier termination of agreements with 13 other IPPs, including eight private power plants using bagasse (sugarcane residue) as fuel.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The cumulative savings from these cancellations are substantial and represent a significant step in the government’s efforts to manage energy costs.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Federal government has decided to terminate power purchase agreements with six more Independent Power Producers (IPPs), resulting in an estimated saving of Rs300 billion.</strong></p>
<p>Sources indicate that the agreements will be canceled for a total capacity of 2,396 megawatts across the six IPPs. This includes the termination of an agreement with Gul Ahmed Energy for 136 megawatts.</p>
<p>Other affected IPPs include Kepco Power Projects (1,638 and 200 megawatts), Attock Power (165 and 131 megawatts), and Koh-i-Noor Energy (126 megawatts).</p>
<p>The government’s move is expected to lead to a reduction in electricity tariffs. This follows the earlier termination of agreements with 13 other IPPs, including eight private power plants using bagasse (sugarcane residue) as fuel.</p>
<p>The cumulative savings from these cancellations are substantial and represent a significant step in the government’s efforts to manage energy costs.</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:47:22 +0500</pubDate>
      <author>none@none.com (Yasir Nazar)</author>
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