Sindh governor downplays Pakistan’s water woes at international conference
Zubair refused to acknowledge that Pakistan is in state of water emergency
Ministry Of Water And Power News
Bureaucratic wrangling stalls WB-funded $73m water project
$73m scheme aimed to better manage water resources in Indus River basin
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Power consumers bear big part of subsidy cost
Govt collects tariff rationalisation surcharge to reduce its subsidy bill
Govt claims 10,000MW to be added this year
This seems exaggerated as PPIB sees launch of just 4,907MW projects in 2017
PM backs low-tariff solar power plants in Punjab
Directs ministry to coordinate with province, draw up proposals
Power outages to end well before 2018 elections, claims ministry
Says load-shedding will vanish from the country in Nov this year
Water and power ministry seeks PM’s intervention
Requests govt to urgently clear Rs175b in power sector dues, blames finance ministry for unpaid amount
Ministry seeks power to slap surcharges on consumers
Suggests amendments to the Nepra Act to turn the regulator toothless
PAC subcommittee wants upgrade of grid stations
Committee says it will address issues faced by consumers
Govt paid Rs65b in markup on financing for power firms
Financing amounting to Rs136b was taken from banks to repay earlier loans
Mega power plants shut as demand drops massively
Electricity needs drop 7,000MW from the peak in summer months
Pakistan anticipates surplus electricity in mid-2018
Secretary Dagha claims country will have 1,224MW in surplus at the time of next general elections
Rational use: Power ministry devising energy saving plans
Parliament has recently passed National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2016
Energy projects being finished on war footing, says Ali
Govt is committed to making Pakistan outages-free by 2018
