Sustaining industrial growth across the country requires sustained investment in the transmission and distribution sector- recent figures and comparison would indicate this is happening which is evident from the growth of industries. The overall industrial usage (countrywide including KE) has increased by 61 percent since 2010 while the increase in new industrial consumers is 15 percent. The per unit consumption…
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KE, China’s Three Gorges to explore 1,000MW renewable energy projects
In a major development, K-Electric is all set to go for green energy and to this effect has started working on renewable projects that include solar, hybrid (solar and wind), and hydropower projects to make its electricity basket price affordable. And to this effect, K-Electric and China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Limited (CTGSAIL) here on Monday signed a Memorandum…
Read MoreNepra decides to grant QASPPL micro-grid licences
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday decided to grant micro-grid licences to Quaid-e-Azam Solar (Private) Limited (QASPPL) aimed to satisfy the queries raised by Registrar Nepra and Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco). Chairman Nepra Tauseef H Farooqi, Member Sindh, Rafique Ahmad Shaikh and Maqsood Anwar Khan officiated the public hearing. Chairman Nepra congratulated the company for filing application…
Read MoreUtilising natural resources can help ‘bid IMF goodbye
Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has said that by utilising “our natural resources, we can bid goodbye” to the International Monetary Fund’s handouts. “If we truly exploit and utilise our mineral wealth, natural gas, and offshore blue economy, cumulatively worth almost a trillion dollars, Pakistan can bid goodbye to the International Monetary Fund handouts, which we have received for 23 times,…
Read MorePrivate Power And Infrastructure Board Ministry Of Energy (Power Division) Government Of Pakistan
PPIB ENERGISES NATIONAL GRID WITH ANOTHER 1320 MW CHEAP AND INDIGENOUS ELECTRICITY Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) on 5th February 2023 announced achievement of Commercial Operation Date (COD) of country’s largest Thar coal based power project located at Thar Block-1. Having the generation capacity of 1320 MW, Shanghai project has been implemented under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The…
Read MorePower tariff hike gets PM’s nod to salvage IMF deal
With only three days left to end differences, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday gave a go-ahead to increase electricity prices aimed at striking a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which may further push the annual base tariff up by about 33%. The decision in principle was taken in a meeting held at the Prime Minister House after…
Read MoreSolaX On-grid Inverters, Your Most Reliable Option
As one of the world’s leading inverter suppliers, SolaX on-grid inverters enjoy great popularity all over the world and they are now also available in Pakistan. These inverters stand out not only for their superior performance but also for many excellent functions, such as reactive power compensation and AFCI protection. * Reactive Power Compensation Since inverter load consumes both active…
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