Pakistan has welcomed a Supplemental Award issued by the Court of Arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, calling it a significant legal development in disputes under the Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India. The ruling relates to disagreements over the design and operational parameters of India’s Ratle Hydroelectric Plant and […]
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Pakistan’s electricity supply situation shown improvement during peak hours
Pakistan’s electricity supply situation has shown noticeable improvement during peak hours, with load management now largely restricted to areas affected by high line losses, according to the Power Division Pakistan. Read More: Pakistan announces 2.5-hour peak power cuts A spokesperson for the Power Division said that the overall power supply remained stable during last night’s peak […]
PCA orders India to submit operational records in Indus Waters dispute
THE HAGUE: The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague has directed India to provide detailed operational records for its Baglihar and Kishanganga hydropower projects on Pakistani rivers by February 9, as part of the ongoing Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) dispute. Read More: PCA rules India can’t hold IWT in abeyance Failure to comply will require India […]
Minister reviews Rs 2.1tr hydropower portfolio; seeks 3-year completion plan
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqbal on Monday reviewed Rs 2.1 trillion Power, hydel power portfolio and sought three-year completion plan. The Minister has chaired a high-level meeting to review critical Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) projects in the power and hydel energy sectors, directing the Power Division to prioritise […]
$25 million from Kuwait fuels Pakistan’s hydropower ambitions
Pakistan and Kuwait signed the second loan program for the Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project. The agreement provides Pakistan with $25 million. Officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and WAPDA attended the signing. Fahad Hesham, Deputy Head of Mission at the Kuwaiti Embassy, represented Kuwait. The ceremony was held at the Ministry of Economic Affairs […]
Balakot hydropower project enters main construction phase
The Balakot Hydropower Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province has reached a key milestone as its dam successfully achieved river diversion and closure. The project, jointly undertaken by Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) and China Gezhouba Group Company Limited (CGGC), marked a major step toward the main phase of dam construction. Located on the Kunhar River, […]
Pakistan’s power generation drops 15% in February amid economic slowdown
Pakistan’s power generation fell 15% in February 2025, dropping to 6,945 gigawatt-hours (GWh) from 8,153 GWh in January. This reflects a slowdown in economic activity and a 3% decline compared to February 2024’s 7,130 GWh. For the first eight months of FY 2024-25, total generation decreased by 3% to 81,739 GWh, down from 84,426 GWh […]
IsDB Group approves $14.5 bn for projects in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: As of December 2021, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group has approved total financing of about US$ 14.5 billion for 412 projects in Pakistan out of which 372 are completed and 40 are active ongoing projects. Out of the total, IsDB financed $ 2.7 billion, while $ 274.9 million have been approved by IsDB […]
Balakot Hydropower project to generate over 1200 jobs: ADB
With the preparatory work completed, the Balakot Hydropower Development Project is now ready to move ahead that would generate over 1200 new jobs, about 40 percent of which will be sourced locally, the Asian Development Bank said in a statement. It said the project would also provide livelihood skills training for women. “Water indeed can […]
Amazon hydropower plant contributes significant greenhouse emissions: study
When climate researcher Dailson Bertassoli went to measure greenhouse gas emissions at the Belo Monte hydropower plant in Brazil, the first thing he noticed was the bubbles. Developers have built hundreds of hydroelectric plants in the Amazon basin to take advantage of the allegedly “green” energy generated by its complex of rivers. But climate researchers […]