Tag: Generation

The World Bank said it has approved two projects totaling 1.09 billion US dollars in a bid to boost electricity supply and improve irrigated...

Former Pakistani cricketer Saleem Jaffar has said Imran Khan set the fast bowling trend in Pakistan, which subsequently led to the arrival of Wasim...

Federal Minister for National Heritage and Integration Samina Khalid Ghurki paid a formal visit to Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage),...

The more you analyse it, the more distant the future becomes. The pre-Pakistan generation has almost entirely passed on, in utter despair at how...

As the Kalma Chowk flyover is being inaugurated today (Sunday), the prestigious Kalma Chowk monument is returning with a twin, as two miniature sized...

IBM announced a new version of its successful XIV® Storage System that can help clients make use of their valuable data in a faster...

Senator Haji Ghulam Ali, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Friday said that encouraging and supporting women amount to...

Over the years, one of the last things you would see on the youth-obsessed MTV was a parent. Now moms and dads aren't unusual...

Leading Russian companies Gazprom, Zarubezhneftegaz and Inter Raoues are keen to develop Pakistan’s energy sector and will contribute to the building of power generating...

LAHORE - Chinese and Punjab governments signed an agreement for the generation of 120 megawatts of electricity at Taunsa Barrage in Beijing on Wednesday. The project, to be completed, with China's cooperation in three years, will cost Rs 26 billion.
Punjab Development Company Chairman Babar Nadeem and the State Corporation Chairman that produces 30 thousand megawatts of electricity in China's region of Wang Shao Fang signed the agreement. Addressing the signing ceremony, Punjab

LAHORE - The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has generated 3.2 billion additional units of hydroelectricity during the period July 2010 to March 2011 compared with the corresponding period of last year. This increased generation was triggered by greater water availability in reservoirs, in addition to efficient operation and management of hydropower stations, said a press release issued by WAPDA.
This contribution of low-cost hydroelectricity, by WAPDA, to the

ISLAMABAD - Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar on Thursday informed Lower House of the Parliament that a power plant having capacity of generating 1000 megawatt electricity through coal was being installed in Thar area of Sindh province.
During question-hour session of the National Assembly, he said a contract had been awarded to a private sector company for installation of the power plant.
"The Thar Coal Authority has so far awarded a contract to a private

KARACHI - After a broad improvement in the first half of FY11 (July to December 2010), Pakistan's ratio power tariff relative to generation costs has weakened considerably. While higher fuel oil prices and increasing reliance on oil based power generation in the face of a national gas supply shortage, it is estimated that the power cost for state owned WAPDA is presently 31 percent higher than retail tariff in comparison to 15 to16 percent in 1HFY11.
Calculations suggest that

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

LAHORE - The most eagerly awaited new model in the Pakistani car market is of the Honda Civic. As only a handful of automobiles are on offer in Pakistan, an updated model of a locally manufactured car causes a great amount of hype, excitement and speculation in the market. As the existing Honda Civic was introduced in 2006, after nearly six years an updated model is indeed most welcome. The Civic has been a part of many people's memories in Pakistan. Automobile owners in Pakistan have

KARACHI - With the transfer of gas fields to provinces, the Sindh government has decided to generate electricity through gas-based thermal power plants from small or dormant gas fields in the province, it has been learnt.
Well-placed sources told Pakistan Today that the feasibility studies for the power plants on small gas fields would be purchased from Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) so that generation of power can be started at the earliest.
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