Tag: EnergyCrisis
Govt shares in energy companies to be reduced
The Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) is contemplating reducing the government’s share in state-owned energy companies to around 51%, in a bid to...
New solution to energy pilferage invented by Pakistani students
Two students from Islamabad have bagged silver medal in the world finals of the International Computer Projects Competition held recently in Romania by providing...
150MW Lakhra coal plant rusting
Lakhra power plant that can produce 50MW at a cheap price of Rs5 per unit, has been shut for the last two months due...
Petroleum ministry refuses to account for billions of rupees
The petroleum ministry has refused to account for billions of rupees it received for fuel-related expenditures. It refused to hand over the record to...
Corruption, inefficiencies main causes of energy crisis
Experts at the roundtable conference on “Energy crisis and its Solution” urged upon the government to devise a comprehensive policy to overcome the severe...
Rs10 billion released to Ministry of Water and Power
The Ministry of Finance on Monday released Rs 10 billion to Ministry of Water and Power to ease the load shedding in the country....
Planning Commission reveals its blueprint for tackling energy woes
The Planning Commissions of Pakistan has made a number of recommendations as part of national plan for the provision of electricity , which if...
PML-N to add 2000MW by resuming work on abandoned power plants
Pakistan Muslim League –Nawaz is set to add 2000MW electricity to the national grid in the next nine months by resuming work on two...
Strategy evolved to overcome energy crisis: PML-N MNA
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Khawaja Asif on Sunday said a strategy has been evolved to overcome the energy crisis.
Talking to APP, he said,...
Saudis likely to bailout Sharif government
Saudi Arabia is expected to extend a bailout package of about $15 billion to Pakistan’s highly indebted energy sector by supplying crude and furnace...
Electricity import from India on the cards
A number of proposals are being considered by the Nawaz Sharif government in order to deal with energy crisis in the country, including import...
Nawaz approves PML-N’s energy plan
The would-be prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has given a nod to his party's energy plan, tasking senior party...
Three-member committee formed to cope with power crisis
The government constituted a three-member committee to look into the energy crisis and devise a short-term strategy to reduce electricity shortage for prompt relief...
PML-N will end energy crisis: Malik
PML-N Lahore President Pervez Malik on Tuesday said the party would make efforts to eliminate load shedding after winning the upcoming elections.
Addressing corner meetings...
NA body holds govt responsible for energy crisis
The National Assembly’s Special Committee on Energy Crises on Wednesday held the government responsible for energy crises in the country and said thousands of...
IWCCI suggests measures to resolve energy crisis
The Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) said on Tuesday government should push power companies using furnace oil to switch to coal...
Jamali for finding solutions to energy crisis
Federal Minister for Science and Technology (S&T) Mir Changez Khan Jamali on Thursday called upon students to find solutions to the energy crisis being...
