Tag: Electricity

Over 123 houses caught stealing electricity

LESCO Chief Executive Muhammad Saleem on Thursday said that over 123 houses were caught stealing electricity worth millions. According to details, in a crackdown against...

Govt working to add 19,000MW of electricity: Raghib Abbas

WAPDA Chairman Raghib Abbas Shah said that the government had aimed to add 19,000 MW of electricity in the next 5 to 10 years....

Ministry directs officials to resolve electricity complaints

The Ministry of Water and Power, in a press release on Thursday, directed all Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to depute officials for monitoring performance of...

Uninterrupted electricity supply during Eid prayers, orders Nargis

Water and Power Secretary Nargis Sethi has directed all DISCOs to maximise efforts to ensure uninterrupted power supply during Eidul Azha prayers in mosques...

Govt to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity, Mukhtar tells NA

Minister for Water and Power Ahmad Mukhtar has said the government has taken short-, medium- and long-term measures to provide uninterrupted electricity at affordable...

Government reduces electricity price, virtually

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday expressed remarkable generosity by making electricity cheaper by 5 paisas per unit. According to a...

Electricity tariff likely to go down

Electricity tariff is likely to be decreased by 4 paisas per unit, as the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) hears a case regarding...

Temporary supply of electricity in Jamrud and Landi Kotal: TESCO

TESCO says it would take atleast a week to restore temporary supply of electricity to the residents in Jamrud and Landi Kotal Tehsils. The TESCO...

PCSIR successfully produces electricity from coal, Senate body happy

Successful demonstration of production of electricity from coal at Thar by Pakistan Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR) may help overcome current energy...

Technology to convert heat waste into electricity

Scientists have claimed a breakthrough in converting waste heat to electricity by developing a new thermoelectric material which they say is best in the...

Cabinet approves Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2012

To discourage and control electricity pilferage, the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved the draft of Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2012 and Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill...

NEPRA approves increase in electricity rates

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved increase in the rates of electricity for the month of July. According to media...

NEPRA approves hike in electricity tariff

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday issued a notification for increase in power tariff by 85 paisas per unit from July. The...

India mulls electricity export to Pakistan: Nirupama

Indian Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao said India was considering the possibility of exporting 500 megawatts of electricity to Pakistan. The Indian ambassador...

President takes stock of load shedding, gas shortage

President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday chaired a meeting at Bilawal House, Karachi to review current energy situation and the progress on various measures being...

Planning Commission opposes Thar coal power project

Opposing the Thar coal power project, the Planning Commission has said that generating 100 megawatts of electricity from coal is unrealistic. According to the...