Energy | MCQs

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In June 2023, prime minister Shahbaz Sharif held a meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at Zagulba Palace wherein it was decided that Azerbaijan will start sending shipments of LNG to Pakistan from July 2023 (Every month) one cargo on concessional rates

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In June 2023, prime minister Shahbaz Sharif held a meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at Zagulba Palace wherein it was decided that Azerbaijan will start sending shipments of LNG to Pakistan from July 2023 (Every month) one cargo on concessional rates

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“The North South Gas Pipeline” has been renamed as Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline due to major shareholding for Pakistan.

Pakistan and Russia talks on 1,122-km high pressure RLNG pipeline from Karachi (Port Qasim) to Kasur (Punjab) ended

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The PAEC termed it a ‘Pakistan Day’ gift to the nation. It said the nuclear power plant (NPP) had achieved criticality at the end of February and was undergoing certain safety tests and procedures before it could finally be connected to the national grid.

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Pakistan and Qatar have signed another long-term Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply contract for additional 200 million cubic feet a day (MMCFD) at around 31 per cent lower rate than the 2015 contract for 500MMCFD.

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The Zorlu Enerji 50 MW Project is the first ever wind power plant of Pakistan and was inaugurated in April 2009 at Jhimpir, Sindh. 

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National Transmission & Despatch Company is a Pakistani autonomous power transmission company under ministry of Energy.

NTDC headquarters located in Lahore. 

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Pakistan got first shipment of Russian crude under discount deal.

The cargo carrying 45,000 metric tonnes of crude oil arrived Karachi on 11 June 2023.

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Pakistan aims to generate 30% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030 such as wind, solar, biomass and small-scale hydro. This will complement the 27% of current electricity supply coming from large-scale hydro.