LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) Muhammad Amin has assured the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) delegation of uninterrupted power supply to the textile industry. He said in view of the current gas crisis in the wake of the closure of the LNG terminal, extraordinary measures are being adopted to […]
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PEMRA Council resolves public complaints against news channels
The 89th meeting of PEMRA Council of Complaints Lahore was held on 09-04-2019 at PEMRA Regional Office Lahore, under the chair of Mr. Iftikhar Ahmad Tarar. The matter of Muhammad Ramzan, Superintendent Engineer, South Circle, LESCO against CITY-42, Council disposed of the matter while imposing a fine of Rs. 100,000/- . A fine of Rs. […]
Pakistan’s energy consumers were unhappy customers in 2018
The Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan reveals that power and gas distribution companies’ performance remained unsatisfactory in 2018 as 60 percent of complaints received by Ombudsman were against state-owned and private electricity/gas supply companies. According to the official data, total 70,713 complaints were received against Pakistan’s major agencies during the year 2018 by Federal Ombudsman, among […]
Heavy rains leave 1 dead, 14 wounded in Lahore
LAHORE: Heavy rain on Tuesday night lashed out in various areas of Lahore that plunged the city into darkness due to prolonged power outage. The heavy rain left one minor dead and 14 others wounded in rain-related accidents. Residents of the city were inconvenienced with the prolonged power outage as 150 feeders of Lahore Electric […]
Chinese companies joint venture to build 40MW waste-to-energy plant in Lahore
KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has accepted an application of the Lahore Xingzhong Renewable Energy Company (pvt) Limited for its 40 megawatt (MW) waste to energy project. Earlier the company had filed an application with Nepra for seeking a generation license for the 40 MW Municipal Solid waste (MSW) power project to […]