Tag: Power
Norway to invest $1b in 500MW wind power project
After Turkish and Chinese companies, a Norwegian company NBT has expressed interest in investing $1 billion to set up a 500 megawatt wind power...
Thai ex-PM says does not want to return to power
Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra said on Monday that he does not want to return to power, after his sister Yingluck won a landslide...
Morocco votes on curbing king’s powers
Moroccans voted on Friday in a referendum on curbing the near absolute powers of King Mohammed VI, who has offered reforms following protests inspired...
Power utility lodges FIR against six union members
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) at the Defence police station against six members of KESC’s labour...
Pakistan raises queries on construction of three power projects in Kashmir
Pakistan has raised some queries on the construction of the three power projects on the tributary of river Chenab in Kishtwar district of Jammu.
Talking...
Govt fails to benefit from Turkish power plant
Despite the grave situation of electricity shortage in the country where the power demand has surged to over 6000 megawatts, the government is reluctant...
Will Imran ‘intrude into’ power corridors?
As an imperious all-rounder who dominated the cricket pitches he graced for more than two decades, Imran Khan exhibited a self-belief that often made...
Power outages to continue till 2018: misleading statement, says WAPDA
A spokesman of Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has rejected a statement “Power outages to continue till 2018”, attributed to WAPDA Chairman...
No respite from power cuts in sight before 2018
The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) on Tuesday told the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Water and Power that it was impossible...
Citizens face low gas pressure, more power outages
Gas pressure in certain parts of the city remained low on Sunday creating problems for domestic users, sources told Pakistan Today. Electricity shutdowns also...
Power company disempowers union chairman
In a move that is akin to adding fuel to fire, the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) sacked the KESC Labour Union Chairman Akhlaq...
USAID offers to import power from Central Asia to Pakistan
In a major development, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has proposed to Pakistan to import up to 4,500 megawatts of power...
WAPDA chairman visits Mangla Power House
Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Shakil Durrani visited Mangla Power House to witness the rehabilitation works at Unit No. 5.
He was...
Agreements to import power from Iran successful, Senate told
The Upper House of parliament was told on Thursday about the successful agreements to import electricity from Iran on low rates.
Senators Lashker Raisani and...
FESCO union protests end to free power facility
Faisalabad Electric Supply Company’s (FESCO) Labour Union has announced to launch a protest movement against the company’s decision to withdraw free electricity supply to...
Spain’s spectacular solar power plant
Shining like a futuristic lighthouse over a barren desert this is the world's most powerful solar power tower. The 531 foot-tall PS20 tower, located...
Power tariff may go up by 6% in next fiscal
The government is likely to increase power tariff by up to 6 percent during the next fiscal year to bridge the gap between the...
