Govt to release all JI workers as anti-inflation sit-in enters third day
RAWALPINDI: The federal government on Sunday decided to release all detained workers of Jamat-e-Islami (JI)… Read More
4 months ago
Electricity
Punjab’s solar panel scheme: Check out if you qualify?
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz-led government approved the “Roshan Gharana" programme under which solar… Read More
4 months ago
Pakistan power crisis deepened by mountain tourism
In the mountainous valleys of Pakistan, 18-hour daily power cuts have meant local teacher Aniqa… Read More
5 months ago
Nepra okays another Rs3.33 per unit hike in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved an increase of Rs3.3 per… Read More
5 months ago
Electricity bills to surge as govt set to privatize Discos
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has finalised plan to privatize profit-making power distribution companies (Discos), ARY… Read More
7 months ago
Parts of Karachi without electricity after heavy rain
KARACHI: Heavy rain coupled with thunder and lightning Saturday night wreaked havoc in parts of… Read More
10 months ago
Punjab ‘faces’ electricity, gas shortage
LAHORE: Different parts of Punjab including the provincial capital of Lahore, are facing electricity and… Read More
11 months ago
LESCO recovers Rs 1.65b from defaulters
LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), in collaboration with Tehsildars (Recovery), has recovered more… Read More
1 year ago
Britain to pay homes to use less electricity
Britain’s National Grid will implement its scheme to pay homes to cut electricity use and… Read More
1 year ago
India aims to trade electricity with Southeast Asia
India is considering trading power with Southeast Asian countries through Myanmar and Thailand, five sources… Read More
1 year ago
NEPRA approves Rs3.39 per unit additional surcharge for electricity
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Monday allowed electricity distribution companies to… Read More
2 years ago
Pakistan-IMF agreement: Govt agrees on raising electricity, gas prices
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has agreed to raise prices of electricity and gas as Pakistan… Read More
2 years ago
Power breakdown: Energy minister gives restoration time
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan has asserted that the power supply across the… Read More
2 years ago
France exports electricity to its European neighbours again
For the first time in months, France is a net exporter of electricity as a… Read More
2 years ago
Smart electricity and water meters in Dubai increase 10-fold
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that Dubai’s population benefit from 2.1 million… Read More
2 years ago
As energy crisis bites, people snap up solar panels
Demand for solar panels has shot up to unprecedented levels in Spain as Europe's energy… Read More
2 years ago
Trial run starts for generating 1320 MW electricity from Thar coal power plant
KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has announced that the trial run started for… Read More
2 years ago
Zambia to ration electricity for domestic customers
Zambia will start rationing electricity supply to domestic consumers from Dec. 15 following a big… Read More
2 years ago
Imtiaz Shaikh urges Centre to resolve ‘gas, electricity’ issues
KARACHI: Provincial Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has asserted that injustices were being committed with… Read More
2 years ago
UK launches scheme to pay homes to curb electricity use
UK's National Grid on Friday launched a scheme to pay homeowners and businesses to curb… Read More
2 years ago