FPCCI seeks competitive energy rates for all industrial sectorsÂ
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), opposing the Economic Coordination Committee’s (ECC) decision of raising power tariff for...
Tarbela 4th hydel power station achieves 10bn units mark, yields Rs75bn revenue
In yet another significant development towards contribution of low-cost hydel electricity to the national grid, Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station crossed...
SCCI terms heavy burden of RLNG rates on self-sufficient KP a ‘conspiracy’
PESHAWAR: President Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Engineer Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz has termed the federal government move to impose heavy...
K-Electric restores critical customer services after cyber attack
K-Electric, the sole electricity provider for Karachi, experienced a cyber attack earlier this week that led to the disruption of billing and...
Cabinet ratifies ECC’s decision to discharge pending liabilities of Power Division
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has ratified the Economic Coordination Committee's decision to discharge liabilities of the power division related to M/s Karkey...
PM seeks roadmap to steer country out of gas crisis
Imran Khan stresses consensus among provinces and federal govt to plug gas shortageÂ
KCCI demands dissolution of KE’s monopoly in power distribution
KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has requested the government to dissolve K-Electric (KE)’s monopoly in power distribution after the...
K-Electric appoints Shan Ashary as board chairman
K-Electric has announced the appointment of Shan A Ashary as the new chairman of its board, effective from Sept 7th, said a...
Work on 10,870MW hydel projects underway in Punjab: minister
LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chauhan has said that cheap energy mix based on local resources is the best solution to the...
President urges foreign investors to benefit from Pakistan’s liberal investment regime
ISLAMABAD:Â President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said that Pakistan has adopted a very liberal and investment-friendly policy and urged the foreign investors...
Kanupp-II thermal testing completed; commercial operations from next year
ISLAMABAD: The 1,100MW K2 reactor at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kanupp), the first unit using China's homegrown ‘Hualong One’ technology, has...
NEECA starts energy audit of gas-based captive power plants
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA) has initiated an energy audit of gas-based captive power plants (CPPs) through independent consulting...
Govt to soon decide K-Electric’s fate: Asad Umar
KARACHI:Â Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar has said that the government would soon decide whether K-Electric (K-E) should remain privatised or be...
KP govt remains deprived of benefits from hydropower project for 5 years
PESHAWAR: Despite spending Rs3.2 billion on the 17 megawatt (MW) Ranolia run-of-river hydropower project, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is still deprived...
Study reveals flaws in Pakistan’s long-term power capacity plan
In a recent study conducted by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), in collaboration with the Alliance for Climate...