Tag: power plant

Pakistani nuclear power plant will be protected with radar supplied by...

KARACHI: A civilian radar station will be supplied by Russia to Pakistan for protecting facilities of the nuclear power plant in Karachi, the press...

India has deprived Azad Kashmir, Pakistan of precious water source: Masood

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu Kashmir President Masood Khan has said that by inaugurating the 330 megawatts Kishan Ganga Power Plant, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

CJP takes notice of zero power generation by Punjab govt’s power...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday sought a reply from the federal and Punjab governments regarding zero power generation...

PM inaugurates first unit of Tarbela fourth Extension Power Project

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday inaugurated the first unit of 4th Extension Power Project of Tarbela, reported by Radio Pakistan.  The project...

Russia to build nuclear power plant in Sudan

  MOSCOW: Russia has signed an agreement to build a nuclear power plant in Sudan, Russia’s Rosatom nuclear agency announced on Friday, a month after a...

Thar Coal Block-II power project approaches completion by 2019

KARACHI: The Thar Coal Block-II power project, initiated under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has seen a completion of more than 50 percent of its work, ...

New Delhi shuts down power plant to fight smog

New Delhi: India's environmental watchdog shut down a coal-fired power plant and banned the use of diesel generators in New Delhi as air quality...

Time to end darkness in country: Shehbaz Sharif

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that it is high time to shatter the darkness prevailing over the country for the last many...

PAEC seeks licence for 50 MW coal power plant

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has submitted an application to National Electric Power Regulator Authority (NEPRA) for power generation licence for its 50...

Punjab govt, Turkish firm agree to set up 100 MW solar...

LAHORE: The Punjab Government  Friday (today) signed an agreement with Turkish Power Company Zorlu Enerji Holding to set up a solar power plant in...

China power plant collapse kills at least 40: Xinhua

At least 40 people were killed when part of a power station under construction in China collapsed Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency reported,...

NEPRA approves Rs2.84 cut in power price

    The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday approved a cut of Rs 2.84 per unit in the power tariff under the fuel...

Delay in power projects disrupt govt’s plan to end electricity shortage

The government’s plan to start working on two major hydroelectric power projects has been delayed. The Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has shown disappointed...

Government to add 1,100MW electricity to grid this summer

The government plans to add a total of 1,100 megawatts of electricity generation capacity to the national grid by this summer. This would include refurbishment...