Delta calling
July 21, 2021
Ancient Greek alphabets, alpha, beta, gamma, delta…. are once again being used widely worldwide – this time recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to refer to different variants of Covid-19 for non-scientific purposes.
This recommendation is based on three reasons. First, Greek alphabets are easy to pronounce and remember. Second, an alphabetic sequence can reveal the order in which the variants were discovered. And third, the alphabets are non-stigmatizing. Scientists and scientific research follow the nomenclature systems established by GSAID, Nextstrain, and Pango – B 1 1 7 for alpha or the British variant, and B 1 6 1 7 2 for the Delta or Indian variant.
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Experts discuss prospects of renewable energy generation
July 18, 2021
LAHORE : Experts discussed the prospects of grid integration and locational study conducted by for energy sector of Pakistan, and major challenges for revised version of Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) 2030.
During a webinar held by the World Bank, Oliver Knight, senior energy specialist, the World Bank, provided insights on studies conducted by the World Bank on “Variable Renewable Energy Integration and Planning” and “Variable Renewable Energy Locational Study.”
Based on the outputs of both reports, Mr Oliver mentioned that the most optimum capacity expansion pathway for Pakistan was through increased expansion of solar and wind capacity as it would decrease the utilisation of the existing generation facilities which were no longer competitive. He stated that VRE could lead to a more diversified energy generation throughout the country and at the least cost basis. While mentio
Learning from best practices in renewable energy
July 15, 2021
Islamabad : Oliver Knight, senior energy specialist, the World Bank, said that the most optimum capacity expansion pathway for Pakistan is through increased expansion of solar and wind capacity as it will decrease the utilisation of existing generation facilities which are no longer competitive.
Mr Knight was speaking at a webinar on “Future directions for Variable Renewable Energy deployment in Pakistan A discussion on the findings of the World Bank’s VRE report” jointly organised by Sustainable Development Policy Institute and Pakistan Renewable Energy Coalition.
Mr Knight opined that achieving targets of 30% RE by 2030 would require some investments in transmission capacity of Balochistan.