Tag: Wapda

LESCO bills to have meter photo soon: Musadiq

The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) will ensure printing of meter photo on its bills within next three months to bring more transparency in...

NA body praises WAPDA for upgrading Mangla’s generating units

Mangla Power Station’s capacity increased from 1,000 MW to 1,310 MW The Standing Committee for Planning, Development and Reforms met on Thursday at the conference...

Ministry directs uninterrupted power supply on 9th, 10th Muharram

Ministry of Water and Power on Thursday directed all Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to ensure uninterrupted power supply on 9th and 10th of Muharram. According...

Govt to win back donors for Neelum-Jehlum project’s completion

As the cost escalates for Neelum Jehlum Hydro Power project, the government has decided to form a team to re-engage the donors, Islamic Development Bank and Exim Bank China, for speeding up the project’s funding so that it is completed by 2016.

PM orders WAPDA not to shut power on Pak-India match day

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday advised Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to provide uninterrupted power supply to citizens during the Pakistan-India World...

WAPDA workers protest against privatisation

Thousands of WAPDA workers held a mass protest and sit-in in front of National Press Club (NPC) and marched to Parliament House on Wednesday...

Senate body told work on Dasu dam to start soon

ISLAMABAD WAPDA chairman on Wednesday told the Senate’s Standing Committee on Water and Power that construction work on Dasu dam during the current year and...

WAPDA plunges PTI minister’s locality into darkness

Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) on Saturday disconnected the electricity in the Chiragh area of Nowshera. The area is said to be a stronghold...

WAPDA Inspector sustain injuries

WAPDA Inspector of Waris khan police station sustained severe injuries when unidentified armed attackers opened indiscriminate firing on him. As per detail, Wapda Inspector identified...

Govt to execute low cost hydro power projects: Abid Sher Ali

Minister of State for Water and Power, Abid Sher Ali, said that the government will execute the low cost hydro power projects on priority...

It is end of a corrupt era: JI

Secretary General, Jamaat e Islami, Liaqat Baloch, has said that the departure of Asif Ali Zardari from the presidency was a happy occasion because...

Wapda chairman seeks urgent Rs 4b

The Wapda Chairman has immediately sought Rs 4 billion to continue work on Neelum-Jhelum power project. According to a private TV channel report, the...

WAPDA workers rally against FIA’s harassment

Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) workers on Tuesday staged a rally outside the Lahore Press Club against the incessant price hike and the...

Police to help WAPDA, SNGPL identify power, gas thieves: Punjab IG

Punjab Inspector General of Police Khan Baig on Tuesday said police officials will help WAPDA and the SNGPL identify power and gas thieves in...

WAPDA office torched

Citizens plagued by the prolonged spans of load shedding, set ablaze the office of WAPDA in the city. Immensely distraught by the protracted and...

Bhasha Dam construction to begin in 6 months

The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has claimed to have arranged $9 billion dollars required for construction of Bhasha Dam. According to a report...

World Bank creates controversy to have Bhasha Dam project dropped

The construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam (DBD), which would produce 4,500MW electricity and store 8,000,000 acres feet of water has been put in jeopardy by...