Dawn/23-07-2020 ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) issued a show cause notice to K-Electric on Tuesday over excessive loadshedding and began the process for similar proceedings against two other distribution companies of the federal government operating in Sindh. The Karachi-based power utility was issued the show cause notice after a day-long public hearing […]

The Express Tribune/15-07-2020 Pakistan has found new deposits of oil and gas in exploratory well Mamikhel South-01, located in Tal block in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). The discovery will slightly slash the country’s heavy reliance on energy imports and cut the import bill. “Well test has shown 3,240 barrels of condensate per day, 16.12 mmscf (million standard […]

The Nation/17-07-2020 ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the vision of the Prime Minister Imran Khan and Minister of State/ Chairman Board of Investment (BOI) Atif R. Bokhari, BOI undertook efforts to establish a first ever-solar captive power plant for SEZs in Pakistan. In this regard, BOI facilitated signing of a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) between […]

Business Recorder/27-07-2020 ISLAMABAD: PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will start construction work on 300 megawatts Balakot Hydro Power Project with the assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) during the current financial year. Approval for the appointment of consultant for initiating practical work on the power project was accorded at the 48th meeting of Provincial Energy […]

The Express Tribune/26-07-2020 ISLAMABAD: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has successfully commissioned 600MVA transformer at 500kV Yousafwala grid station at Sahiwal. Addressing the inauguration ceremony, NTDC Managing Director Dr. Khawaja Riffat Hassan said that installation work of 500/220kV 600MVA autotransformer at Yousafwala grid station has enhanced the capacity of the plant to 1,800MVA […]

The Nation/26-07-2020 ISLAMABAD: Balochistan government has been planning to launch small-scale power projects under Roshan Balochistan program, which would be handed over to Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO). The energy generated from the small-scale power projects could be used for streetlights and water supply tube wells, the sources in Balochistan government told. The source said […]

Dawn/29-07-2020 KARACHI: Two of the parties that remained interested in the privatization of two RLNG-based power plants have signaled their refusal to place any equity bids for the projects at the moment. They have told the government that they are watching the ongoing tariff renegotiations with the independent power producers (IPPs) that were launched shortly […]

The Express Tribune/25-06-2020 ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) has approved the abandoning of the proposed 700-megawatt Datang coal-based power project of K-Electric. The power project had been designed to run on local coal, once it is commercially available. Sources told that in its letters written to the Ministry of Energy, the power utility […]

Dawn News/12-06-2020 ISLAMABAD: Although the energy supply has generally improved over the last few years, the challenge of rising circular debt continued to haunt the country during current fiscal year as the economy struggled to take full benefit of lower international oil prices and higher share of hydropower. “The present government after taking over made […]

The Express Tribune/26-06-2020 ISLAMABAD: A tripartite agreement was signed on Thursday between a Chinese company and the governments of Pakistan and China for the construction of 1,124 megawatt Kohala Hydropower Project costing $2.4 billion. The signing ceremony, held at the PM Office, was witnessed by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister […]

Business Recorder/30-06-2020 ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday removed Secretary Power Division, Irfan Ali, an officer of BS 22 of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), regarded as one of the most honest bureaucrats. Sources in the Power Division told that Ali was removed because he was attempting to root out corruption, resisting politically motivated transfers, and […]

Dawn News/30-06-2020 KARACHI: K-Electric announced recently that it had received a fresh public announcement of intention (PAI) from Shanghai Electric Power (SEP) to acquire up to 66.40 per cent voting shares in it, subject to receipt of regulatory and other approvals. “This PAI has been notified to the K-Electric board of directors on June 30,” […]