Tag: Electricity

The Khanewal District Government has started electricity-saving campaign in the district following the direction of the Punjab government and the motive behind the campaign is...

The privatisation of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) in 2005 has proved to be a bane than boon as instead of increasing, the power...

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the government will exploit all energy sources including nuclear, hydel, solar and wind to meet...

Pakistan’s third nuclear electric power plant went operational Thursday, pumping another 300 MW into the national grid in a bid to help meet country’s...

The 232MW Turkish ship-mounted rental power plant is still not fully functional even though it was supposed to start supplying power to the national...

Power load shedding in the city persisted despite a reduction in the electricity shortfall on Saturday. Power demand decreased because of a change in...

Masoodul Hassan, 26, son of Gul Hassan died on Thursday in a local hospital after falling from an electricity pole a few days ago....

The customers of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) can download their electricity bills from the KSEC’s website. This was announced by the spokesman of the...

ISLAMABAD - India has offered to sell electricity at cheap rates to Pakistan, which will come under discussion along with other bilateral trade issues when commerce secretaries of both the countries hold talks after two years on April 27.
Commerce Secretary Zafar Mehmood told Pakistan Today on Wednesday that India had offered to provide electricity at cheap rates to Pakistan, but said he was not aware of the proposal's details. The two commerce secretaries are scheduled to meet

NEW DELHI - At a time when Pakistan is facing acute shortage of electricity, India has offered to sell power at cheap rates to its energy-starved neighbour, Commerce Secretary Zafar Mehmood said Wednesday.
India's offer will be discussed at the meeting of the Commerce Secretaries of India and Pakistan to be held in Islamabad during April 27-28, Mehmood told the media.
However, he did not give details, including when New Delhi had made the offer, the Economic Times quoted a

ISLAMABAD - As many as 15,682 WAPDA employees of BPS (1-21) and Chairman WAPDA have been allowed free of cost electricity, Minister for Water and Power informed National Assembly in a written reply.
It was said in response to a question that 2,922, employees of BPS1, 412 of BPS 2, 450 of BPS 3, 190 of BPS 4, 863 of BPS 5, 3174 of BPS 6, 1327 of BPS 7, 387 of BPS 8, 551 of BPS 9, 22 of BPS 10, 772 of BPS 11, 485 of BPS 12, 66 of BPS 13, 997 of BPS 14, 372 of BPS 15, 814 of BPS 16,

KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) warned its consumers on Thursday that the duration of power load shedding could be increased to up to 14 hours.
The warning was issued after the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) informed the KESC that gas supply would be reduced to around 80mmcfd from next week because the Bhit Shah gas field would be shut down for maintenance.
Addressing the media on 'Status and Impact of Furnace Oil on Consumer Tariff' at the KESC head

LAHORE - Given the greater availability of water, both of the main units of Khan Khwar Hydropower Station have started generating 68 megawatt (MW) electricity in line with its cumulative installed capacity, delivering over 1.1 million units of electricity to the national electricity grid daily, which is equivalent to a revenue of over Rs 10 million. The third auxiliary unit of four MW will also go into operation soon.
It is pertinent to mention that Khan Khwar Hydropower Station

ISLAMABAD - Gas supply to five power plants remained suspended for a second day due to a gas pipeline explosion.
The electricity load shedding is now up to six hours in the urban areas and nine hours in the rural areas, private news channel reported.
Due to an explosion at the Sui Northern gas supply line near Guddu Barrage, gas supply was cut to Orient, Saiif, Roush, Sapphire and Fauji power plants. This brought an increase of 1000 megawatts, bringing the collective

QUETTA - At least of 15 districts of Balochistan were plunged into darkness after unidentified miscreants blew up two towers of 220 and 132 KV high transmission lines Mach area of Bolan district. The act of sabotage was committed during the wee hours of Saturday, officials said. The spokesman for Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO) Shafqat Ali told this scribe that the unidentified men had planted explosives with the 132-KV and 220 KV double circuit electricity towers of the

LAHORE - Pakistan Muthida Kisan Mahaz (PMKM) Chairman Muhammad Ayub Khan Mayo has voiced opposition to the proposed agreement to import electricity from Tajikistan and indicated it is detrimental to national interest. He added that the government should take advantage of available water resources and construct hydroelectric projects to generate cheaper electricity. According to his reasoning, Pakistan has the capacity to produce 40,000 MW of electricity if it properly utilises its

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI - The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday increased electricity prices by 33 paisas per unit for the month of January for all consumers except those being provided power by the Karachi Electric Supply Company.
A team headed by the NEPRA Chairman Khalid Saeed heard petitions filed by distribution companies (DISCOs) requesting an increase in electricity prices because less hydroelectric power generation and natural gas shortage during