[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday pitched a new package before foreign donors for up to Rs10.5 per unit reduction in prices on additional use of electricity by industrial and agricultural sector consumers to boost demand, which had dipped by one-fifth due to unaffordable prices. The Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Laghari, shared the … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article In between the headlines and breaking news on the Iran-Israel ceasefire, one country stayed largely out of the spotlight but played its part with quiet confidence: Pakistan. While global attention was fixed on the power moves of Washington and Tehran, Islamabad chose the path of working steadily behind the scenes. It didn’t chase … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power on Wednesday grilled the Power Division over its failure to provide clear answers on the cost and efficiency of the IPPs, the unchecked rise in circular debt and persistent electricity load-shedding during peak summer months. The committee, chaired by Senator Mohsin Aziz, expressed strong dissatisfaction with the … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has decided to reduce power tariff by Rs1.15 per unit, offering a big relief to consumers, using 100 to 500 units per month, according to a notification sent to the government for final approval and implementation. Nepra has issued its decision to reduce the basic price … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Power Division said on Tuesday that there was no plan to impose a surcharge on electricity bills to bear the cost of commercial loans taken from banks to retire circular debt. An official of the Power Division revealed this during a public hearing conducted to consider a motion of the division … Read more
[ad_1] KARACHI: A power breakdown at major pumping stations has left large parts of Karachi without water for the past four days. Despite more than 100 hours since the outage began, electricity has yet to be fully restored, causing a shortfall of approximately 350 million gallons of water. The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) … Read more
[ad_1] DHABEJI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) disconnected dozens of illegal electricity connections during an operation at the Dhabeji Pumping Station on Sunday. The connections were allegedly supplied from a union leader’s residence to nearby unauthorised households. The wires were confiscated on the spot. The operation targeted a bungalow allocated for an assistant … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has moved the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to enforce a uniform tariff for electricity consumers across the country. NEPRA will hold a hearing on July 1 on the petition. The federal government has filed an application under rules 1998 section 17. It was submitted in the petition that … Read more
[ad_1] The federal government launched a new power smart mobile application, “Apna Meter, Apni Reading”, aimed at enhancing transparency in electricity billing and empowering consumers to take control of their monthly meter readings, it emerged on Sunday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif officially inaugurated the app, developed by the Power Division under the leadership of Minister … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar underscored the government’s commitment to taking balanced decisions that maintain financial discipline without placing undue burden on the public. The DPM/FM chaired a meeting to review matters related to the power sector. The meeting was attended by the ministers for power and petroleum, SAPM Tariq Bajwa, … Read more