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...