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Protest continues : Karachi’s electric supply needs help from the company
Work disrupted for third consecutive day, 118 helpline service blocked.
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The daylight game
The government is planning an energy summit at the end of this month to discuss the energy crisis.
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Cities face loadshedding for more than 12 hours
Pepco says it has no other option other than loadshedding due to the shortfall of 3000 MW electricity.
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Daylight saving, 2-day weekend back on the table
Govt to enhance gas supply to power plants to reduce cost of power generation.
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Power failure : SHC issued notices to KESC, Nepra
It has been 10 days since the PMT burned down in Cattle Colony.
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Two sides to the coin : As blame game continues, KESC says it’s not its ‘fault’
Minister for Power and Irrigation Shazia Marri slams utility in Sindh Assembly.
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Power Outages: Residents protest against WAPDA
They burned tyres and chanted slogans against WAPDA.
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Zamzama residents protest power outage
Residents claim that their area has been without electricity for ten hours.
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Hydropower generation: K-P to spend Rs108b on 11 hydel projects
Projects will add 684.6 MW electricity, helping overcome the power crisis.
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Liberal Solutions to End the Power Crisis
Policy has focussed on investment, it needs to focus on the consumer.
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Swat’s power crisis
It appears that for the people of the Swat Valley, crisis never ends.
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Power Plays: DCO launches large-scale energy saving campaign
Air-conditioners will be switched off in govt offices during morning hours: DCO
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Protesters claim power outages up to 24 hours
Residents say power utility demands bribes for restoration of electricity.
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Govt raises power tariff by two per cent
The move comes just before key IMF meeting.
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Power woes: Loadshedding brings life to standstill
People speak out against power outages, political parties point fingers at government.
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Pepco Pays Pso: ‘Load shedding situation to get better’
A total of 1,148 MW of electricity would be added to the national grid till June 2011: PEPCO managing director.
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Power crisis: Hourly rolling blackouts
Only 300MW electricity being generated by stations that are meant to generate 1000MW: KESC
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Provisional report: Floods, power outages drag growth rate down to 2.4%
Major push came from services sector, industrial sector contracted.
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Power tariff raised by Re1 per unit
KESC allowed increase of 53 paisa.
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Circular debt eases : Govt releases Rs120b power sector dues
Capital injection expected to improve performance, but budget deficit to rise.
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Major strike may lead to petrol shortage
Oil supply affected after All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association goes on strike, petrol stations
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Power Crisis: Tesco asks consumers to lower usage
Smooth power supply can only be restored in Fata if consumers use electricity only for lighting purposes.
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CNG, electricity prices rise across the country
CNG prices to go up by Rs1.5/kg and electricity prices by one rupee per unit.
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Electric supply: KESC cuts off supply to KMC houses
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) cut off electricity supply to 200 housing units.
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Coal gasification to meet energy needs: CM
Plant expected to start producing 5MW by May 15.
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Powerless people
Smoke rises from burnt tyres. But does anyone see it? Is anything being done to deal with the ruin people face?
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Crackdown PEPCO hunting down power thieves
PESCO crackdown against defaulters in Peshawar city, Charsadda and Shabqadar divisions is in full swing.
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Industrialists complain about prolonged power outages
Demand priority in electricity supply.
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NEPRA raises power tariff by one rupee
Increase comes as a result of the increase in the price of furnace oil.
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Power crisis: PESCO asks consumers to be frugal
PESCO to start loadshedding throughout Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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Gilani summons meeting of CCI to discuss loadshedding
The meeting will discuss the 15 point agenda which includes the Diamir Bhasha Dam, power crises, the 2011 gas policy.
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Power outages: Traders take to streets in protest
Hundreds of industrialists, traders and workers on Tuesday staged a protest against power outages in Sialkot.
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Thar coal reserves to solve power crisis: Adviser
Claims the move will put economy back on track.
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Power sector reforms : Pakistan struggles to overcome the power crisis
A paradigm shift is needed in planning power generation if Pakistan is to meet demands and not go bankrupt.
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Textile sector: Factories defy reduced gas consumption plan
Industrialists slam outages, complain about low gas pressure.
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Solutions to energy crisis
The truth is, there is very little that can be done to solve our energy crisis.
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Power crisis Energy conference begins today
Provinces, federation come together to discuss conservation measures.
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Hydroelectric power: China calls for private-public partnerships
President seeks support in Sukkur Barrage project.
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Government to deal with water, power crisis
Measures being taken to address water and electricity shortages.
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Joint efforts needed to tackle power crisis
Power crisis in demands concerted efforts from both the government and the private sector, says IEEEP Chairman.
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Lessons from across the border: Don’t raise power tariff, reduce line losses (II)
In this concluding part, we will discuss measures taken in India which over the last decade, seem to have worked.
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Lessons from across the border: Don’t raise power tariff, reduce line losses
Putting the burden on the consumer will only bring short-term relief for power producers.
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Rise in import of power generation machinery
Imports in current fiscal year could reach $2.25b.
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Power ship to start electric supply next month
Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping says power ship will start producing 220 megawatts of power within next month.
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Solution to electricity crisis: Kaya Bey, ahoy!
Kaya Bey, the world’s largest marine power-generating plant arrives to rid Karachi of its power woes.
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Foreign push for controversial LNG deal builds
Increased pressure to accept a ‘new’ summary that awards the multi-billion dollar contract to the same firm.
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Power outages spoil Eid festivities
Drop in temperature, frequent power outages, shortage of fuel and firewood marred Eid festivities in G-B this year.
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Loadshedding dampens celebrations
Tens of thousands of people face difficulties due to long hours of power outages in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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Hoteliers seek NGO’s help for revival
Hotel industry on the brink of collapsing in Gilgit-Baltistan due to unprecedented load shedding.
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World's largest power ship arrives in Karachi
The Turkish-made ship carrying a rental power plant will be shifted to the Ibrahim Haidery Power Station today.