Tag: K-Electric
JI, PSP to protest against power outages in Karachi, PPP to...
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) will be holding separate demonstrations to protest against load-shedding in Karachi whereas Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Lahore chapter...
Water and drainage commission summons KE CEO
KARACHI: The water and drainage commission, mandated by the Supreme Court (SC), on Wednesday summoned the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of K-Electric (KE) Tayyab...
Karachi residents face prolonged load shedding
KARACHI: Over 10 hours of prolonged electricity power outages on Wednesday disrupted the daily life and business activities in the Sindh’s provincial capital.
With the...
KE to receive conditional gas supply on match days
KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) Limited has hinted at providing conditional gas supply to K-Electric (KE) on the days of the T20I matches...
K-Electric’s girls football league concludes in Karachi
KARACHI: The Naseem Hameed Football Academy has won the Karachi Electric (KE) Girls Football League. They defeated the Marta Women Football Club in the extra...
K-Electric launches first-ever girls’ football league
KARACHI: K-Electric is set to launch KE Girls’ Football League at the KPT Sports Complex in Karachi, making this the first ever corporate-backed women’s...
PM appraises CPNE of K-Electric’s tariff plan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi held a meeting with Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Monday in Islamabad during which he informed...
K-Electric cuts off KU’s power supply
KARACHI: K-Electric on Wednesday shut down the power supply of Karachi University (KU) over pending dues of 6 crores.
Due to non-availability of electricity, the...
Education minister takes notice of power disruption in schools
KARACHI: Sindh Education and Literacy Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar while taking serious notice of disconnection of the supply of electricity to 224 schools,...
Surge in complaints about inflated K-Electric bills: Ombudsman
A considerable rise has been registered in the complaints about over billing by K-Electric customers, said a senior official of Federal Ombudsman’s Regional Office,...
China spends $1.77 billion to buy Karachi’s electricity company
China’s Shanghai Electric Power will buy a controlling stake in K-Electric, a power generation and distribution company in Pakistan’s largest city, for US$1.77 billion,...
K-Electric remove ‘kundas’ from Madina Town
K-Electric recently removed illegal kunda connections in Madina Town, Korangi in line with its commitment to eliminate power theft and reduce line losses.
The utility...
K-Electric introduces anti-theft cables in Orangi
K-Electric Ltd (KEL) has launched its aerial bundle cable (ABC) project in the Metroville area of SITE, Orangi, in collaboration with local community and...
KE getting 650 MW electricity without any agreement
Even after a delay of one year and eight months, the government has failed to resolve the issue of the supply of 650 MW...
NEPRA rejects K-Electric’s plea seeking Rs 14/unit increase in power prices
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday rejected K-Electric’s summary seeking Rs 14/unit increase in power prices to provide relief to the...
Stocks post best weekly gain in nearly 3 years
Pakistan stocks hit a fresh record closing high on Friday, led by energy and bank shares, with the main index posting its best weekly...
60 % areas of Karachi without electricity after extra high tension...
A power breakdown early Friday morning left more than 60 percent areas of Karachi without electricity after light showers were reported in different parts...
