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Shanghai Electric’s Thar Coal Power Plant is set to start injecting electricity into the system, the country’s top energy executive said on Tuesday, while coal-fired projects’ generation is seen hitting 2,000MW this year. “Thar Engro Coal Power Project has already become operational, and Shanghai Electric’s plant will also come online very soon,” said Federal Minister…
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Incentives include income tax exemptions and waiving of import duties The government plans to add 9,000 megawatts of solar energy to the national grid, as an alternative energy source to the costly electricity being generated using imported fuel, under an initiative that includes waiving of all import duties along with tax incentives. Earlier this month,…
The recent upsurge in electricity tariffs has created a miserable situation not only for the public but also for the business community wherein many businesses and industrial units fear a shutdown, a statement said on Monday. Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) president Muhammad Idrees and chairman of Businessmen Group (BMG) Zubair Motiwala held…
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A protest organized by Jamaat-e-Islami Youth was held on Murree Road against the inflated electricity bills. The rally demanded the fuel adjustment should be withdrawn immediately. Otherwise, they will march toward Islamabad and will stage a sit-in. Addressing the protest, Naib Amir (District Rawalpindi) Raza Ahmad Shah said the government should announce immediate relief in…
Pakistan Wapda team clinched total 14 gold medals to emerge as men and women champions in the 13th National Men/Women Ju-Jitsu Championship that concluded here at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall here on Thursday. Kainat Arif of Wapda was adjudged the player of the championship. Besides Wapda’s 14 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze…
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Neither banks nor Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) was ready to provide any kind of relief to the public on inflated electricity bills till the issuance of a proper notification regarding exemption from paying the high fuel charges adjustment (FCA) in their bills here on Wednesday. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday night announced that…
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The minister announces that the fixed tax imposed on commercial meters would also be abolished from October Following the announcement of the relief package by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan explained on Wednesday that only the households that consume electricity up to 200 units will get an exemption from…
I have formed a committee to review the fixed taxes imposed on the retailers, says PM Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced a major relief package for the inflation-burdened nation under which fixed taxes have been abolished for retailers and more than 1.7 million people will now be exempt from fuel charges adjustment on…
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A large number of protesters choked city roads and the main GT Road here at T-Chowk Rawat for hours over power bills on Tuesday. The angry protesters burnt tires and blocked GT Road for all kinds of traffic from both sides. Thousands of vehicles remained stranded since morning. A heavy contingent of police reached the…
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K-Electric has sought an increase of Rs 14.53 per unit in power tariff on account of quarterly adjustments for the fourth quarter of FY2021-22, The EX-Wapda Discos have also sought NEPRA’s approval for the transfer of the burden of Rs 94.399 billion to power consumers on account of quarterly adjustments for the fourth quarter of…
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