Tag: Energy

Pakistan gets $280m US aid for energy projects

The US Congress has released $280 million in new aid to support Pakistan’s energy sector, a statement issued by the US embassy said on...

U.S. Releases New Funds for Pakistani Energy Projects

The U.S. Congress has released $280 million in new U.S. assistance to support Pakistan’s energy sector. According to US Embassy Spokesman, funds will...

Yet another energy conference

The president has yet again taken note of loadshedding, and yet again called another energy conference. This vicious cycle will continue until the structural...

Zardari calls high level meeting on energy crisis

President Asif Ali Zardari has called a high-level meeting at the President House to discuss ways to overcome energy crisis during Sehr and Iftar...

High-level Presidency meeting takes up energy crisis

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhry. Pervez Elahi and PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Thursday met President Asif Ali Zardari...

US committed to Pakistan’s Energy Development

USAID Punjab Acting Director Gail Spence on Friday distributed certificates to managers from 9 power sector distribution companies (DISCOs) who completed a US-funded a...

US committed to Pakistan’s energy development

The United States is strengthening Pakistan's energy sector and helping it to end energy shortages. In this effort, USAID Punjab Acting Director Gail Spence...

SOLAR SYSTEM IN DOLDRUMS

Despite tall claims of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), the project of shifting tube-wells to solar energy could not be completed even after the...

Energy crisis causing capital flight from Pakistan: APML

All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Finance Secretary Mansoor Moin has said that due to deteriorating law and order situation and energy crisis, investors are...

CDA urged to use waste for energy generation

Funds can be generated by using solid waste for electricity and gas generation to overcome energy crisis and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) may...

Shahbaz snubs CCI moot on crucial energy crisis

The Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has spurned the federal government’s invite for the Council of Common Interests’s (CCI) conference despite the meet on...

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...

New Zealand passes law for part sale of energy assets

New Zealand passed legislation Tuesday paving the way for the government to partially privatise billions of dollars worth of state-owned energy assets in a...

Energy, Karachi security major challenges: PM

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has termed the resolution of energy crisis and Karachi’s law and order as the major challenges for the incumbent...

Chinese investors interested in energy and marble sectors

Chinese investors are interested to invest in mining, marble, energy, chemical and other potential economic sectors of Pakistan. However, business friendly environment is the...

Not expecting energy crisis solution from PM: Shahbaz Sharif

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday that he was not expecting anything good in terms of a power crisis solution from the...

Time to move on to the next base, sweetie

SBP reminds its sweetheart PBS to rebase national income accounts and issue quarterly GDP estimates. And it also reminded mankind that contrary to popular...