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Extra per unit charges will be collected from consumers in their billing month of June 2022 The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Friday issued its decision to K-Electric, permitting the utility to charge an additional Rs4.8269 per unit cost of electricity from power consumers on account of the March 2022 monthly fuel cost…
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Chinese power companies operating in Pakistan have demanded the authorities clear their outstanding dues of Rs340 billion as increasing liquidity challenges are pushing them to the verge of shutdown These companies have also presented some proposals to sort out the issues hampering their operations as well as the execution of new projects. Chinese power companies…
Mangla Refurbishment Project, on its completion, will enhance the generation capacity of existing power stations from 1000MW to 1310MW Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has successfully commissioned two refurbished generating units of the Mangla Hydel Power Station, increasing its capacity by 70MW from 200 to 270MW. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has successfully…
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Insufficient fuel supply causes low power generation as attempts to restore it failed The country’s strained power system continues to fall short of meeting the leap in demand as the mercury rises skyward. According to the sources, the insufficient fuel supply has been taking a heavy toll on power generation whereas the attempts to restore…
LNG-based plants make the highest contribution to power generation The electricity generation increased 24% year-on-year to 12,960 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in April 2022 but the growth in production came at a high cost as the fuel cost component in tariff rose 84% to Rs10.24 per unit. The country got the largest production from imported gas (liquefied…
PM has been warned to immediately arrange Rs100b to avert crisis Pakistan is facing a threat of low levels of coal inventory that might take 3,900 MW out of the national grid, making the situation of power outages worse. The overall shortfall of electricity in the country has reached 5,000 MW. Power Division sources said…
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A severe heatwave followed by unscheduled load-shedding and water shortage here in Rawalpindi and Islamabad with temperatures reaching up to 43 degrees Celsius on Saturday troubling the residents. The scorching heat has also led to a reduction in traffic on roads, leaving markets deserted with people preferring to shop in the evening. People traveling on…
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Minister says 21,500MW of electricity produced in-country After many days of shortage, the national production of electricity surpassed the daily demand on Monday, with the total generation reaching 21,500 megawatts, Minister for Power Khurrum Dastagir Khan informed the National Assembly. Responding to calling-attention notices from Aliya Kamran and others regarding unannounced power load-shedding in Balochistan,…
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Outgoing WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen (R) Muzammil Hussain paid farewell visits to the four under-construction signature projects of WAPDA namely Mohmand Dam, Tarbela 5th Extension, Dasu, and Diamer Basha Dam. WAPDA Chairman designates and Member (Finance) Naveed Asghar Chaudhry, who was on his maiden visit to these projects, also accompanied him. WAPDA projects’ management, representatives…
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The federal cabinet, which met here with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair, accepted the resignation of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Lt-Gen Muzammil Hussain. It gave the additional charge of the Wapda chairman to the Wapda member finance till the new chairman was appointed. During the meeting, the ministers were…
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