Tag: Electricity
Ailing economy needs a trip to Kashmir
The former president of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Chaudhry Saeed Thursday said there was a pressing need for the...
Let’s gape at the oil pendulum
The analysts foresee a big challenge for the economic mangers in the months ahead as the country’s current account deficit widened to $ 3.77...
Load shedding protests continue across Punjab
Protest demonstrations against electricity load shedding continued across Punjab on Wednesday, as hundreds of protesters were booked for damaging public and private property. Hundreds...
Ministry given 10 days to generate 13,500MW
A high-level meeting on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Water and Power to increase power generation to 13,500MW during the next 10 days for...
DC directs CDA, IESCO to solve traders’ problems
Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Amer Ali Ahmed held an important meeting with the representatives of traders’ community and officials of the CDA and IESCO to...
ICCI protests against unscheduled power outages
Acting President, ICCI, Asad Farid has expressed deep concern over colossal production losses of billions of rupees per day due to ongoing more than...
UPS prices reach record high due to outages
Prices of gadgets that provide electricity during power outages such as Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) and dry cell batteries are skyrocketing in the city...
Traders protest against load shedding
The traders in all districts of Punjab, including provincial capital, held protest rallies against crippling electricity loadshedding, besides establishing symbolic hunger strike camps to...
Shahbaz eyes Rs70b BISP funds for electricity projects
Punjab Chief Minister Shahabaz Sharif said on Friday that Rs 70 billion from the Benazir Income Support Programme should be spent on electricity projects....
Rs70 billion of BISP should be spent on electricity projects: Shahbaz
Punjab Chief Minister Shahabaz Sharif on Friday said that Rs70 billion of Benazir Income Support Programme should be spent on electricity projects.
“Pakistan needs electricity...
Stealing electricity
Through your esteemed newspaper I want to draw the attention of the KESC towards the “kunda system” in Saturday night matches which is very...
The curious case of the CS’s missing power cable
Eyebrows have been raised as the main electricity supply cable connected to the office of the chief secretary has been stolen from the rooftop...
Power shortfall reaches 6,423MW
Power shortfall has reached to 6,423MW due to shortage of oil and gas while prolonged loadshedding is continued in this hot summer.
Owing to the...
Power shortfall reaches upto 4482MW
Owing to the low supply of fuel and gas to power plants, the electricity shortfall jumped to 4482MW, further aggravating the crisis in the...
100,000 MW!!!
Norwegian Ambassador to Pakistan Cecilie Landsverk on Friday said that Norwegian investors are interested in hydel power and gas sectors in Pakistan, adding that...
Iran ready to barter energy for Pakistani goods
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Tehran was ready to barter its gas and electricity for Pakistani goods He expressed these views during a...
LCCI hauls coals over power predicament
Coal gasification offers one of the most versatile and clean ways to convert coal into electricity, hydrogen and other valuable energy products,” said experts...
