Pakistan’s electricity deficit surpasses 11,000 MW amid supply strain Updated 24 Apr, 2026 11:53am Country’s total installed power generation capacity stands at around 46,000MW
Inter-ministerial panel in agreement: WUCs to AJ&K will be paid from NJHPP commissioning date Published 22 Feb, 2026 02:31am ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial panel has agreed in principle that Water Use Charges (WUC) to Azad Jammu &...
Nepra alarmed at 1700MW govt power outage Updated 05 Jun, 2025 03:21pm NEPRA Chairman Waseem Mukhtar conveys this with the concerned stakeholders in writing
Indian strike: Wapda chief assesses NJHP dam structure damage Updated 09 May, 2025 09:31am ISLAMABAD: In the wake of brutal attack by India on dam structure of 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project, Wapda...
India must stop eying Pakistan with belligerence Published 08 May, 2025 06:42am EDITORIAL: In a recklessly escalatory and provocative act, India’s strikes inside Pakistan — tragically ...
46 injured: 31 innocent civilians martyred in Indian strikes: ISPR Published 08 May, 2025 06:21am ISLAMABAD: In a grave escalation of hostilities, Indian missile strikes across multiple civilian areas in Azad Jammu...
Hydel projects’ crises Published 21 Apr, 2025 06:02am EDITORIAL: The latest session of the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) became an exercise in...
Meeting discusses issues related to NJHPP Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:23am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired a high-level...
NJHPP shutdown, Kanupp debt re-profiling: Consumers deprived of Rs60bn benefit: Nepra Updated 21 Nov, 2024 09:22am ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday said the projected financial...
Diamer-Bhasha Dam, Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower projects: Ahsan calls for expediting work Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal directed the concerned...
Progress on NJHPP rehabilitation discussed Updated 26 Oct, 2024 07:19am ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives discussed the progress and potential solutions...
Govt to review existing power purchase agreements Updated 20 Jul, 2024 05:42pm PM Shehbaz constitutes Inter-Ministerial Committee to review existing PPAs template to protect consumers against losses caused by inadequacies on part of power producers
Neelum-Jhelum project – apportioning blame Published 16 Jul, 2024 06:53am EDITORIAL: The saga of the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHPP) appears set to remain a never-ending one, as a...
Design flaws in Neelum-Jhelum project Published 04 Jul, 2024 06:17am EDITORIAL: In yet more bad news for Pakistan’s blighted power sector, serious design flaws have been identified in...
The Neelum-Jhelum disaster Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am EDITORIAL: So, it turns out that the “crown jewel” 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHPP), which...
Power Div, AJ&K lock horns over electricity rate Updated 27 Jan, 2024 12:48pm ISLAMABAD: Power Division and AJ&K government are said to have locked horns on the rate of electricity for...
Muzaffarabad: CCoE may allow ministry to undertake water project Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:59am ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) is likely to allow Ministry of Water and Resources to undertake...
PM seeks report on collapse of ‘Head Race Tunnel’ of NJHPP Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif has sought comprehensive report on collapse of Head Race Tunnel of 969 MW...
Rs3bn needed to remove NJHPP blockage: govt Updated 10 Jan, 2023 09:04am ISLAMABAD: The government said on Monday that over Rs3 billion including the cost of consultancy services is needed...
Experts identify causes behind NJHPP tunnel collapse Updated 11 Dec, 2022 09:59am ISLAMABAD: A Panel of Experts (PoEs) in their interim report has identified eight causes of the collapse of 969-MW...
Wapda to hire experts to probe failure of NJHPP Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is to hire a Panel of Experts (PoEs) as diagnostic...