Electricity
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711Around 2,500 MW to be added to national grid through net metering & solar projects
Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir announced nearly 7,000 MW of electricity would be added to the national grid before the arrival...
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Nepra allows Rs 9.66 per unit hike in K-Electric’s tariff
The federal power regulator Nepra authorized a significant rise in electricity tariff for K-Electric’s consumers on Monday, which is yet another bad news for...
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Rs 46.868 billion released for Power Division projects
The government has released an amount of Rs 46,868.33 million against the allocation of Rs 69,485.05 million for different power division schemes...
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Each household in Punjab to get 100 units of free electricity
On Monday, chief minister of Punjab, Hamza Shehbaz Sharif, declared that the province will give free electricity to household consumers who used...
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Loadshedding to increase in July as Pakistan fails to obtain LNG amid war
Pakistan is facing a hike in power crisis as it failed to agree on an agreement for LNG supply next month. LNG...
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Govt to generate 5,000 MW solar energy to scale down power tariff by 20%
In a bid to produce cheaper electricity up to 5,000 megawatts (MW) via solar plants, the government has initiated the spadework and...
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733 million people globally have no access to electricity
According to a new World Bank report, 733 million people globally do not have access to electricity, whereas 2.4 billion people are...
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Top ways which can help reduce electricity bills
With energy bills responsible for such a large portion of most household budgets, it makes more sense to seek for ways to...
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NEPRA hikes electricity tariff by Rs 7.91 to Rs 24.82 per unit
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) okayed an increase in the price of energy of Rs. 7.91 per unit and released a...
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Pakistanis facing up to 18 hours of loadshedding amid worsening heat wave
Several parts of Pakistan witnessing extreme loadshedding for long durations amid worsening heat wave, disrupting daily life and businesses. While urban centres...
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27 power plants out of order due to technical problems, Shehbaz told
The Power Division told Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that currently there was no electricity shortage in Pakistan and power plants were shut...
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KP borrows Rs 7.2 billion from banks for fast completion of energy projects
Corporate commercial financing has been initiated for the first time in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa intended to help expeditious construction of ongoing energy projects....
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Sri Lanka to turn off all street lights until March 31 to conserve electricity
Sri Lanka has instructed all heads of local government bodies to turn off all street lights in the country until March 31...
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Pakistan plans 40,000 MW nuclear energy by 2050 to meet electricity demands
Pakistan is progressing to adapt to zero-emission clean energy with a strategic nuclear power generation capacity of 40,000 megawatts (MW) by 2050....
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Chinese firms bring advanced technologies to Pakistan’s power sector
The gigantic energy developments implemented by Chinese firms not only ended power outages in Pakistan but also introduced innovative technologies in the...
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NEPRA slashes power tariff by 99 paisa per unit to refund Rs 22.5 billion to consumers
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has notified a 99-paisa per unit cut in power tariff for consumers of ex-Wapda distribution...
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Solar power plants to be installed in 528 villages of Punjab
Punjab is going to install solar power plants in 528 villages of seven districts to supply cheap electricity to more than 30,000...
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Circular debt to be brought down to 1.88 trillion rupees by June
The government has planned the power sector circular debt to come down to Rs 1.88 trillion by end-June, about Rs 400 billion...
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Consumers to pay additional Rs 4.3 per unit for November power use in January bills
Consumers shall pay the additional fuel charges adjustment Rs 4.3 per unit cost for electricity used in November 2021 in the January...
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World Bank approves $195 million loan to improve Pakistan’s electricity distribution
Pakistan has been approved a $195 million loans by The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors with the aim to increase electricity...
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NEPRA notifies Rs 4.74 hike in power tariff for October
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) announced an increase in the electricity tariff of Rs 4.74 on Thursday. According to a...
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Power sector circular debt rose by Rs 139 billion to Rs 2.419 trillion during 4MFY22
Pakistan’s circular debt, during the first half (July – October) of the fiscal year 2021-2022, has increased by Rs 139 billion. In...
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Govt mulls new plan to bring down circular debt by Rs 300-400 billion
The government is planning to initiate a scheme to decrease the routine of the circular debt by announcing dividends for the shareholders...
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ECC approves Rs 135 billion for second installment to IPPs
The government has approved six supplementary grants worth Rs 182 billion including Rs 135 billion to IPPs on the recommendations of ruling party parliamentarians....
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Govt eyes 70% electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030
The government aims to shift 70 percent of electricity generation from fossil fuels to hydel-based and renewable sources by 2030, Stated Federal Minister for...
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Power consumed in September hiked Rs 2.52 per unit to generate extra Rs 40 billion in November
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) issued a notification for an additional fuel cost charge of Rs 2.52 per unit for...
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Nepra report says power sector hit by underutilization of efficient plants
Underutilization of efficient power plants was one of the important causes for the rise in the consumer-end price of electricity, said National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) in...
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NEPRA indicates Rs 2.51 tariff hike on account of fuel cost adjustment
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved a Rs 2.5 rise in the per unit price of power on account...
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Nepra planning to increase power tariff by Rs 2.65 for September
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has been recommended by Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) to increase power tariff by Rs 2.65...
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Unprecedented power shortfalls in China begin to ripple around the world
As the world’s second largest economy struggles with massive power outages that have crippled industrial productivity in key regions, China has instructed...
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Nepra approves subsidy rationalization plan for electricity consumers
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has given the approval of the first part of three-phased subsidy rationalization plan of the government for...
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First HVDC power transmission project under CPEC becomes operational
The first China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) power transmission project, the 660kV High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Matiari-Lahore transmission line, started commercial operations on...
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SAPM Gauhar proposes converting IPPs running on imported coal to local
SAPM on Power and Petroleum, Tabish Gauhar has proposed to convert the commissioned and under-construction 5,500 MW imported coal-based Independent Power Plants (IPPs). Special Assistant...
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NEPRA slashes power tariff by Rs 0.07 per unit
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has reduced the tariff by 21 paisa per unit on account of fuel cost adjustment for...
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Power crisis worsens, citizens suffer hours of loadshedding
These days, most parts of Pakistan are experiencing loadshedding due to the fast widening shortfall leaving citizens without electricity for up to 16 hours. Loadshedding is not a new thing...
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CCI approves National Electricity Policy 2021 to reform power sector
The Council of Common Interests (CCI) unanimously approved the National Electricity Policy 2021 to streamline matters related to the power sector. While...
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Power generation increases 7 percent to 115,862 GWh in Jul-May despite costly fuel
Power generation in Pakistan grew by 8.3% year-on-year basis in May 2021 to 13,010 GWh, moved up by 24% month-on-month basis as compared to 10,481 GWh in...
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NEPRA proposes Rs0.89 per unit increase in electricity tariff
NEPRA has proposed to increase an Rs. 0.89 per unit in the electricity tariff in the context of the fuel price adjustment of January. ...
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Punjab plans to generate 5,000MW of electricity by 2024
Punjab has planned to generate over 5,000MW electricity by 2024, including 300MW by launching several small hydropower projects. In a bid to...
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PM Imran announces relief package for SMEs with 50pc cut on power tariff
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a major relief package by reducing power tariff for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to...
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Expensive Electricity Main Hurdle to Industrial Development, PM Imran
Expensive electricity is the main hurdle to the industrial development of small and medium-sized enterprises, said Prime Minister Imran Khan. Chairing a...
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AEDB CEO suggests solar power as Pakistan is among the best solar zones
CEO of the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) called solar power the way forward for Pakistan to safeguard its energy security and...
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Kanupp-2 nuclear reactor using Hualong One tech completes thermal testing
Kanupp-2 nuclear reactor using Hualong One technology has successfully completed its thermal testing called Hot Functional Tests (HFT). At the Karachi Nuclear...
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Punjab government okays 100 MW solar project in South Punjab
Chief Minister Punjab, Usman Buzdar said that 100-megawatt electricity would be produced by a solar project at district Layyah in South Punjab....
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Nepra to pass 50 paisa per unit increase in electricity rates to consumers
Nepra is expected to pass on an increase of about 50 paisa per unit in electricity rates to all consumers of the...
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PAEC KANUPP-2: 1100 megawatts to be added to national grid by December
PAEC KANUPP-2 will be connected to the national grid by the end of 2020 this year and will add 1100 megawatts to...
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Pakistan signs agreement with IPPs to ensure cheaper electricity
Pakistan government paves way for cheaper electricity to the consumers after they signed an agreement with the IPPs and kept the profit...
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam contract awarded to FWO-Power China
Prime Minister Imran Khan has awarded the contract for civil and electro-mechanical works on Diamer-Bhasha Dam on Wednesday. Immediate start of the...
