Tag: Electric
Mayor Waseem, Chinese delegation discuss electric buses for metropolis
KARACHI: A Chinese delegation led by Minister for Enterprise Management Xia Bin called on Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar in his office on Thursday to...
Paris city bikes go electric
PARIS: Ten years after Paris launched the wildly popular Velib bicycle-sharing scheme, the grey two-wheelers that have spawned imitators worldwide are getting a makeover.
On...
Electric cars more reliable than other type of vehicles: survey
Testing and consumer surveys show electric vehicles are more reliable than internal combustion automobiles, the head of automotive testing for Consumer Reports said Thursday.
“Electric...
CDWP approves Rs 16.3 billion for 58 locomotives
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday approved procurement of 58 diesel and electric locomotives worth Rs16.3 billion by Pakistan Railways and recommended...
Hafeez invites General Electric to invest in Pakistan
Federal Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Thursday invited General Electric Company (GE) to invest in
Pakistan, particularly in sectors the company had...
KESC pledges to restore glory of ‘City of Lights’
Karachi Electric Supply Company, during the closing month of 2012, the Year of Turnaround, has successfully concluded the final phase of its Tameer-e-Nau Management...
KESC confirms $50m shareholding investment of IFC, ADB
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) confirmed investment grants of $ 25 million each from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Asian Development Bank...
GE, McDonald’s give Wall Street a black eye on ’87 crash...
Technology shares kept up a pattern of recent weakness, hurt by anemic results from Microsoft (MSFT.O) and another losing day for Google (GOOG.O). The...
320 TCF school units to get free electricity
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) would not charge The Citizens Foundation (TCF) for electricity. KESC under its Social Investment Plan signed the...
Wire break causes circuit trip
Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) said on Friday that a wire break of one of its 220 KV transmission lines had caused the line...
Nepra allows KESC to increase power traffic
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority on Friday issued a notification allowing Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) to hike its tariff by Rs 1.66...
Let there be light…
The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has said that power supply to many parts of the port city has been restored after second breakdown...
City of lights plunges into darkness
Electricity crisis in the city has worsened with numerous suburbs of the metropolis totally deprived of electricity amid the claims of Karachi Electricity Supply...
CM approves grant for Hesco dues
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ai Shah has approved a summary of granting Rs 1.4 billion to Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) of Hyderabad...
IESCO power shutdown notice
Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) on Thursday issued power shutdown schedule for various areas due to necessary maintenance and routine development work.
According to...
Free energy savers for you, with love from PEPCO
Taking unprecedented initiative to bridge supply and demand gap by implementing energy conservation policy during the ongoing energy crisis in the country, Pakistan Electric...
KESC demands security for all business offices
Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has asked the executive authorities to provide adequate security at all the business offices and sensitive installations belonging to...