Tag: Power
SC not a power defaulter
Rejecting Water and Power Development Authority’s (WAPDA) claim in the National Assembly on Monday that the apex court was one of its defaulters, the...
Train stations in Lahore Cantt, Kasur disconnected from power grid
Power supply to the Lahore Cantonment Railway Station, Kasur Railway Station and railway colonies was disconnected on Monday after non-payment of outstanding dues. The...
Power reform
It’ll take more than tariff hikes
The law of diminishing returns doesn’t reveal itself to our policy makers; it has to be drummed in by...
The power crisis
With a growing focus on the use of latest technology, the use of electricity in Pakistan is increasing on a daily basis. But the...
WAPDA to initiate hydropower projects
Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is implementing a number of projects in water and hydropower sectors. These projects, on completion, will not only...
Shahbaz seeks cooperation with Korea
Ambassador of South Korea in Pakistan Choong Joo Choi met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif here today and discussed matters of mutual interest...
4% power tariff hike on the cards
A huge increase of four percent in the power tariff is expected within the next 48 hours to help the government save Rs 15...
Long power outages in Gilgit
The Water and Power Department kept residents of the city under 12-hour long load-shedding on Saturday from 8 a.m to 6 p.m resulting in...
Government focusing on energy, hydel power projects: GB CM
Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Syed Mehdi Shah said on Saturday that the government was giving special focus to several projects, including energy and...
Govt must ensure uninterrupted power supply to compete with Indian market:...
Pakistan is confronted with an acute energy crisis which is taking a heavy toll on economy. Granting Most Favored Nation (MFN) status to India...
Zardari envisions 500MW of wind power by 2012
Pakistan should be producing 500 megawatts of wind power by the end of 2012, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday. For this...
‘Possible incident’ at nuclear power station in Pakistan
A spokesman from Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency on Friday said there were “unconfirmed reports” about a possible incident at a nuclear power station...
I will rein-in army, ISI when in power: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan on Friday said he would insist on civilian supremacy over the country’s powerful military if his party came into...
Electrocuted by power tariff
The recent increase in power tariff will deliver a devastating jolt to the consumers across the country. Being highly incompetent in producing a single...
‘Stop power outages at pumping stations’
Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Managing Director Misbahuddin Fareed has written a letter to the Karachi station commander, calling for an end to...
Govt plans to shock people with 14% power tariff surge
The government is planning to increase the power tariff by a massive 14 percent during the current fiscal year to avoid accumulation of another...
Power tariff upped by Rs 1.77 per unit
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday approved a power tariff hike of Rs 1.77 per unit on a request by the...