Expressing anger over the poor performance of the electricity supply company, Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid said that special power lines should be scrapped. Expressing frustration over the slow pace of the regional grid project, he said that steps should be taken to upgrade the electronics system on priority basis. Focus on introducing alternative energy […]
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Skardu: thousands take to streets over power outage
Thousands of people took to the streets in Gamba, Skardu, against the power outage and went on strike in protest. Demonstrators said that due to power outages in and around Gamba, Skardu, the life has been paralyzed. Sometimes the power is cut off on the pretext of having water and sometimes the water pumps break […]
There is zero load shedding in country, claims Hammad Azhar
Federal Minister for Energy Hamad Azhar has claimed that there is zero load-shedding across the country. In a statement on social networking site Twitter, Federal Minister for Energy Hamad Azhar said that 1,500 MW had been added to the national grid in the last 48 hours, and there was zero load shedding in the country […]
‘2500mw environment-friendly electricity to be added in national grid’
RAWALPINDI: Parks and Horticulture Authority Vice Chairman Malik Abid Hussain has said that the government went across a revolutionary major milestone as it successfully put new K-2 atomic power generation project in production mode which would add 2500 megawatts cheap and environment-friendly electricity in national grid. He made these remarks while talking to the public […]
Power Division says sufficient electricity available in system
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Power Division spokesperson has said that sufficient electricity is available in the system as per its demand in the country. In a statement, the spokesperson said that the entire transmission system in the country was fully working despite suspension of power supply from 1200 megawatts Port Qasim power plant. He said […]
IAEA calls nuclear plants key for Pakistan to meet rising energy needs
ISLAMABAD: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has said that nuclear generation plants are important for Pakistan to meet its rising energy needs. In a video message on the formally inauguration of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2), he said that Pakistan’s longstanding collaboration with the international autonomous organization stretched […]
PM Imran inaugurates balloting of housing scheme for labourers in Peshawar
Peshawar: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday inaugurated the balloting ceremony of a housing scheme for labourers in Peshawar. Executed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, 2,056 family flats will be given on propriety rights to the registered workers of the province. Three percent quota for widows and two percent for disabled persons have been allocated […]
APTMA demands continuation of competitive tariffs of gas, electricity
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) patron-in-chief Gohar Ejaz has asked the government for continuation of regionally competitive tariffs of $6.5/MMBtu (metric million British thermal unit) of gas/RLNG and 7.5 cents/kWh of electricity. “On our request, the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan reposed its confidence in the textile industry, providing a complete support […]
Ethiopia starts rationing electricity for homes and industries
Ethiopia has started to ration electricity for domestic and industrial customers after a drop in water levels in hydroelectric dams led to a production deficit, the minister for water and electricity, Seleshi Bekele, said on Friday. The drop in water levels at the country’s Gibe 3 dam had led to a deficit of 476 megawatts, […]
Govt eyes end to power circular debt by end-2020
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to discuss developments and reforms in the energy sector wherein he was apprised that the government has targeted to get rid of power circular debt by December 2020. The prime minister was briefed in detail about reforms in the power sector, removal of impediments in […]