Tag: Generation

Power protests erupt as Finance Ministry releases Rs 15b to enhance...

    The Finance Ministry has released a sum of Rs 15 billion to the Ministry of Water and Power to ensure provision of fuel to...

Power generation raised to 11,000MW, says minister

    Minister for Water and Power Dr Musaddaq Malik on Monday said electricity generation had been increased to about 11,000MW due to steps taken by...

Govt forms 3-member committee on energy crisis

The caretaker government has formed a three-member committee to look into the energy crisis and has also announced a short-term strategy to reduce electricity...

1,500 MW power being pilfered in country: minister

Water and Power Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar said on Thursday that 1500 MW power pilfering was presently taking place in the country and action...

National Power Generation Plan 2007 fails

The National Power Generation Plan 2007 has failed to achieve its set targets of power production through indigenous resources and needs the attention of...

RTMA auction of seized items generates Rs 1m

The Rawal Town Municipal Administration (RTMA) has auctioned the goods that have been confiscated during the anti-encroachment drives and earned Rs1 million in the...

Twelve years is a long time…

In a statement to the press a PPP leader has said the nation will build the Bhasha dam as it would benefit the country...

A quarter of Germany’s power now produced by renewables

Germany has announced that it's managed to hit an ambitious target for power generation producing 25 percent of the country's energy from renewables,...

‘New generation’ of tech-savvy Taliban fighters

Once seen as uneducated thugs, the Taliban are producing dangerous new fighters who use the latest digital technology to plan and publicise attacks against...

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...

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...

Power shortfall reaches 6802 MW

Due to intensity of heat, the power shortfall during peak hours has reached to 6802 MW against demand of 17873 MW. According to data released...

Our tragedy does not end here

If we look at the next generation which will succeed the rule of this country we see that tragedy does not end with the...

Warsak generation capacity to rise to 525 MW

The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has agreed to construct another powerhouse of 375 MW at Warsak in addition to the existing...

17 projects underway to generate 20,000 MW electricity

The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is implementing a low-cost energy generation plan on priority to help reduce the electricity shortfall and...

Power shortfall surges to 7,000MW

The power shortfall on Monday reached to 7,000 megawatt across the country as the power generation companies have reduced power production due to non...

CM invites Turk investment for power generation sector

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday that Pakistan and Turkey are two important countries of the Islamic world that have vast...