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  "id": 1855349,
  "title": "Unusual RLNG price drives up electricity cost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/unusual-rlng-price-drives-up-electricity-cost-1855349",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T03:11:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
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    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2023808/unusual-rlng-price-drives-up-electricity-cost"
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  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The cost of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG)-based power generation surged by record 242 per cent to Rs47.4 per unit in July, from less than Rs14 in April, after the government purchased five expensive cargoes from the spot market in the month due to the suspension of supplies from Qatar following the US-Iran war. Chiefly because of LNG factor, the power companies have sought a…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn Business",
        "title": "Unusual RLNG price drives up electricity cost",
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        "published": "2026-08-19T03:11:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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