electricity

Chairman reviews progress of 1,410MW project, says pace of work satisfactory

400 electricity feeders in the city tripped on Wednesday and 80 on Thursday

Shehbaz even promised to end load-shedding within six months to two years all in front of television cameras.

Allocation goes from Rs16b to Rs8b; most of outlay to go to new projects

Despite no payments, the companies keep supplying electricity to big defaulters

The protesters accused Mepco of adding extra units in the bill.

Dust storm disrupts power supply; 79 out of 85 feeders repaired

The Metrological department warned that hot weather conditions were expected to persist over the plain areas of Punjab

Sindh govt says it will pursue renewable energy projects in FY18

Party continues show of protest against disrupted supply of electricity to the city

Youth complain of dearth of sports grounds in the city

Bashir Ahmad, said people in their area hardly get electricity for four to six hours a day.

Excessive load shedding in Peshawar compels PTI workers to take law into own hands

Several judges had complained about the stuffiness caused due to low voltage electricity.

PTI legislator ought to be ashamed of himself and should immediately apologise for his actions

It is in a hurry to bridge demand-supply gap as power outages increase

PM’s secretary terms ministry’s outages plan just a desk study

He said SDOs and XENs were responsible for recovery

Feasibility studies for five power projects under CPEC done

Minister says Fesco distribution system being upgraded to reduce power crisis

Decision accommodates dip in global oil prices in February, March

Kiev accuses Lugansk rebel authorities of running up an electricity debt of 2.6 billion hryvnias

Basic disease of higher supply cost compared to tariff is still there

K-Electric says load-shedding is increasing due to prevalence of kunda system

This is in addition to the surcharges they are already paying

Govt may exceed Rs118b target as IPPs demand debt clearance

Around four per cent of Palestinian villages are not connected to the electricity grid

Three schemes of 2,485MW to be completed by mid-2018.

Project also includes laying of 225km long 500kv transmission lines from Chitral to Dir

Secretary says electricity shortfall of 5,000MW exists in the country

He ensured uninterrupted power supply to industrial sector

Wants SEPCO to target 100% recovery, gives consumers 15 days

Alternative Energy Development Board has issued Letters of Intent to 12 companies and sugar mill

Rate of return at 13.27% looks discriminatory when compared with 15% for DISCOs

Khattak describes Wapda’s loadshedding policy as unjust

118MW coal-fired plant will start production by the end of April

The new meters automatically transfer data to a central database for billing

Projects get back on track following removal of impediments.

Earnings per share rise to Rs7.51 in year under review from Rs6.61 last year

Will be completed in 2019; committee briefed on progress of CPEC projects

Pakistan will be able to import electricity in summer, export in winter

An amount of around Rs20 billion will be refunded to consumers

Smart meters, independent consultants, smaller firms can help improve performance.

Power utility has requested govt to set aside claims worth roughly $1 billion

Transfer will cause no conflict of interest, court told

It will supply 52MW to K-Electric, meet steam needs of fertiliser unit

Consumers will receive a cumulative relief of Rs20b in December bills

The CM said a regional grid is being set up to ensure smooth distribution of electricity

All Pakistan Power and Energy Symposium ’16 begins at UET

Hopes this will end power shortage