Cyclone hits northeast Australia leaving thousands without power
- 26-Jan-2024
A powerful category three cyclone crashed into northeastern Australia late on Thursday, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power. Severe Tropical Cyclone Kirrily packed winds of more than 160 kilometres (100 miles) per hour as it hit Townsville, home to 180,000 people, before rapidly weakening. Emergency services said that despite high winds, the storm […]
Britain to pay homes to use less electricity
- 01-Sep-2023
Britain’s National Grid will implement its scheme to pay homes to cut electricity use and help prevent power shortages again this winter, it said, following the success of the service last winter when it was first launched. Under the demand flexibility service (DFS), homes that signed up with their suppliers were paid, usually via money […]
Struggle between autocracy and non-autocracy
- 29-Aug-2023
The role of force is vital in distinguishing among political systems in terms of the exercise and control of power. Pakistani power matrix is a combination of autocratic and non-autocratic tendencies overlapping each other though the balance is understood to tilt in favour of autocratic intention and content. At the very outset it is pointed […]
India aims to trade electricity with Southeast Asia
- 21-Jul-2023
India is considering trading power with Southeast Asian countries through Myanmar and Thailand, five sources briefed on the matter said, as New Delhi looks to use its growing renewables capacity to boost regional diplomatic engagement. The grid linkages, which an industry official said could take at least four years to complete, follow India’s effort to […]
KE SAYS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO LOAD-SHED REGIME
- 14-Jul-2023
Following a periodic assessment of the network, 71% of the city remain exempt from load-shed under the schedule published by K-Electric, effective immediately, Karachi’s power supplier said in a statement. The schedule, which is publicly available on the company’s website and KE Live app, is based on a review of KE’s network of 2,000 feeders […]
Sindh ministers get power to post, transfer Grade-19 officers
- 12-Jun-2023
KARACHI: The Sindh government has handed over the powers of transfers and postings of BPS-19 officers within the Health Department, School Education & Literacy Department and College Education Department to concerned ministers, ARY News reported on Monday. In a notification, Sindh Chief Secretary said: “The powers to the extent of transfers/postings of BS-19 (except posts […]
Factbox: The struggle for power in Sudan
- 06-Apr-2023
Sudan’s military leaders and a coalition of civilian parties have postponed the signing of a deal to launch a new political transition to democracy. The following outlines the struggle for power in Sudan in recent years: WHO HAS BEEN IN CHARGE IN SUDAN? Sudan began its halting transition towards democracy after military generals ousted long-ruling […]
Imperatives Of Power Balancing
- 18-Mar-2023
Power balancing has always remained a difficult and contentious issue and rigorous steps are undertaken by states to maintain it. In this context states pursue a more general strategy and consider it as a goal and associated policy instrument that can promote peace through power balancing. Such efforts are pursued by states to protect themselves […]
K-Electric issues update on electricity shutdown
- 23-Jan-2023
K-Electric on Monday said that its teams are active and directly supervising the restoration efforts across Karachi. Teams are also in contact with relevant authorities to reestablish the link between Karachi and the National Grid, which will quicken the restoration of power supply to affected areas. As per reports, a fault in the National Grid […]
UK’s National Grid to pay people to use less power
- 23-Jan-2023
Britain’s National Grid said it would pay customers to use less power on Monday and Tuesday evening, in what would be first times it has used the new scheme designed to help prevent power shortages. More than a million households and business are signed up to the Demand Flexibility Service (DFS), which rewards people, usually […]