Tag: Power

NEPRA asked to raise power tariff by Rs 6.50 per unit

The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has filed four separate applications with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), seeking a per unit increase...

Zorlu plans another 200 MW wind power in Pakistan

While informing that its under-construction 56 MW wind power project in Jhimpir coastal area of Sindh will commence operations from December this year, the...

PM wants solar power projects for far-flung villages

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday directed the ministries of finance and water and power to provide solar electricity to far-flung villages,...

PHC stays fuel surcharge in power bills

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday stayed the implementation of fuel adjustment surcharge in the power bills and stopped NEPRA, PESCO, TESCO and...

PNRA issues operating licence to Chashma Power Plant

Chairman Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) granted the Operating License to Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), for the operation of Chashma Nuclear Power...

Outages not ending anytime soon: PEPCO

PEPCO Managing Director Rasul Khan Mahsud has clearly stated that load shedding would not be ending anytime soon. Talking to reporters, the PEPCO...

Power outages intensify as PSO not paid

Crisis of electric power has intensified due to nonpayment of dues to PSO. The duration of loadshedding in urban areas has become 10 hours...

Power outages haunt CSS aspirants

With the CSS exams a matter of days away, the aspirants’ dreams of joining the civil service seems to be on the verge of...

‘Cough up a billion rupees or it’s power off for you!’

The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has served a seven-day notice of power supply disconnection to the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) over...

APTMA for uninterrupted power supply

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Ahsan Bashir has called for an uninterrupted power supply to textile industry in Punjab to rescue it...

Signs of a thaw

About time too The over two month long tension between Pakistan and the US seems to be easing now. Domestic and American media reports indicate...

NEPRA to hold hearing on power tariff determination

To annoyance of the Ministry of Water and Power (MWP), the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) will hold a public hearing today (Wednesday)...

No load shedding from today!

The woes of the people finally end, albeit for the time being, as Federal Minister for Water and Power Naveed Qamar on Monday made...

Sindh govt to unveil new power policy soon: Marri

Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri has said that Sindh Government will soon announce a new power policy that is aimed at overcoming the current...

No early respite from power cuts

The current wave of load shedding could continue even in the ongoing month, as PEPCO has failed to enhance electricity production from thermal generation...

Power plays

More is less The government of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is enjoying power. This cannot be said for the people whom he governs. Power is...

NTDCL starts power system analysis course

An advanced level course on Power System Analysis (PSA) for the engineers of power transmission companies started here today at the Power Planning Department...