WAPDA and KAPCO Announce Re-Habilitation of Burnt Houses at Jaranwala, District Faisalabad

WAPDA-House

August 23, 2023: Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Kot Addu Power Company (KAPCO), majority shares of which are owned by WAPDA, have announced to re-habilitate the houses of Christian community burnt by the miscreants few days ago in a tragic incident that took place at Jaranwala, district Faisalabad. This measure of corporate social responsibility is being taken…

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Land acquisition substantially completed

Dasu-Hydropower

Construction pace to further accelerate on Dasu Project: Chairman WAPDA August 22, 2023: Chairman WAPDA Engr Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) has said that the pace of construction work will be further accelerated on Dasu Hydropower Project, as long-delayed process of land acquisition has substantially been completed. The Chairman expressed these views during his visit to Dasu Hydropower Project today.…

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Caretaker govt has no mandate to transfer ownership, control of Discos to provinces

Power Tariff Reduction

ISLAMABAD-The caretaker government has no mandate to transfer the ownership and control of power distribution companies (Discos) to the provinces, which will burden the provinces with the losses of hundreds of billions of rupees.Neither the caretakers in centre nor in the provinces are mandated to give or take the burden of hundreds of billions of rupees loses to the provinces,…

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Another jolt awaits power consumers as Discos seek Rs2.07 hike for July

Matiari-Lahore

ISLAMABAD: Despite a 26pc increase in base uniform national tariff with effect from July 1, there appears to be no respite in sight for power consumers as ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) have sought permission to extract almost Rs30 billion more from their subscribers next month. Through their commercial agent — the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) — the discos have…

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PDM govt installed SNGPL board in violation of law

PDM-SNGPL

Replaced five independent directors of company without holding elections ISLAMABAD: The last Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government illegally replaced five independent directors of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) towards its fag end without holding their elections, creating a legal challenge for the firm. The matter suddenly got attention this week after the Lahore High Court (LHC) granted an interim…

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Power generation, distribution to provinces: Senate panel seeks briefing from PD

Power-generation

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power has decided to take a detailed briefing on the generation and distribution of electricity to provinces after it was informed that significant losses are being faced due to a lack of cooperation by the provinces. The meeting presided over by Senator Saifullah Abro on Tuesday, was informed that the Power…

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