Power transmission: challenges The power sector in Pakistan is facing a crisis of public perception amid the litany of technical challenges... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 07:13am
Print $390m IBRD loan: World Bank likely to restructure T4HP to extend closing date ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is likely to restructure Tarbela Fourth Extension Hydropower Project (T4HP) to extend the... Updated 05 Jun, 2024 02:11pm
Opinion ‘Strategic’ SOEs bereft of strategic merits “There is no such thing as a strategic SOE.” This statement by Finance Minister Aurangzeb is spot on. However,... Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am
Print GEPCO tender: local suppliers ‘knock out’ int’l bidder LAHORE: Local suppliers, in connivance with unscrupulous elements of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO), have... Updated 02 Jun, 2024 09:25am
Print Revenue-based power load-shedding to continue: govt ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Leghari on Thursday acknowledged that the government is applying revenue... Updated 31 May, 2024 08:57am
Print Hydropower projects: PM tells MoC, MoF and PD to sort out ‘issues’ with Korean cos ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister has directed Commerce Ministry, Finance Ministry and Power Division to sit with Korean... Updated 28 May, 2024 03:11pm
Sports NTDC team wins 49th annual inter unit cycling competition LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) team has won the 49th annual Inter Unit ... Published 25 May, 2024 06:15am
Print FY23-27: Nepra clears ‘PAP’ submitted by Discos ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved combined Power Acquisition Programme... Updated 21 May, 2024 09:22am
Editorials Strategic asset tutorial EDITORIAL: Recently at an FPCC&I (Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry) pre-budget seminar... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am
Opinion Will the upcoming Disco boards be a fiasco again? Non-professionalism in the power sector has been dubbed as the main reason for the present rot. Here, the present... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Print PD gets PM’s nod for power tariff hike Federal Board of Revenue in consultation with Ministry of Finance to review overall taxes applicable on electricity consumers Updated 16 May, 2024 09:45am
Print Wind projects: KE’s Dhabeji grid station, NTDC line to reduce power cuts: PPIB ISLAMABAD: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has said that KE’s 220 kV Dhabeji Grid Station and... Updated 12 May, 2024 09:29am
Print NTDC projects: ADB identifies implementation challenges ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pointed out implementation challenges in NTDC projects, which are... Updated 08 May, 2024 08:51am
Print 147MW hydropower project: PD, NTDC should ink ‘standstill pact’ with Star: AG’s Office ISLAMABAD: The Attorney General’s Office has proposed that Power Division and National Transmission and Despatch... Updated 07 May, 2024 09:23am
Print Move to settle arbitration award: PD, NTDC advised to talk to Star Hydro ISLAMABAD: The country’s Attorney General Office has advised Power Division and NTDC (National Transmission and... Updated 02 May, 2024 09:20am
Print NTDC awarding contracts to ineligible bidders? ISLAMABAD: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) is said to have become a permanent headache for the... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:25am
Print NTDC bars CE (DTLP) from discussing tender of Dasu-ISW ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has reportedly barred its Chief Engineer (DTLP) from... Updated 25 Apr, 2024 09:19am
Business & Finance TIP slams NTDC for not awarding it contract ISLAMABAD: Telephone Industries of Pakistan (TIP), an arm of the Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP), criticised... Updated 23 Apr, 2024 08:27am
Print PM seeks urgent plan to revamp transmission system, Discos ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought a plan on a priority basis for improvement in the transmission... Updated 19 Apr, 2024 09:01am
Print ‘Delay’ by SEL in achieving COD: NTDC claims $13m LDs ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has claimed Liquidated Damages (LDs) of over $13... Updated 17 Apr, 2024 09:01am
Markets NTDC to ensure continuous power supply on Eid LAHORE: In compliance with the instructions of Ministry of Energy (Power Division), the National Transmission and... Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am
Print Rehabilitation of Tunnel 5 gates of Tarbela Dam: World Bank asks Wapda to seek Rs80bn allocation in budget ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has asked the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) to approach the... Updated 02 Apr, 2024 09:45am
Print Pending tasks: World Bank asks NTDC to expedite implementation ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has asked the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) to expedite implementation... Updated 31 Mar, 2024 08:04pm
Print KE suggests joint meeting to get its IGP included in IGCEP ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) is said to have proposed an inter-stakeholders meeting to convince National Transmission... Updated 30 Mar, 2024 10:02am
Print 3 lots of Dasu project: EAD directs NTDC to complete construction by end-Dec 2025 ISLAMABAD: Taking serious notice of undue delays in projects funded by the World Bank, Economic Affairs Division... Updated 30 Mar, 2024 02:38pm
Print Outstanding dues: Iranian firm Sunir seeks PM’s help ISLAMABAD: Iranian firm M/s Sunir has sought Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s support for payment of outstanding... Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:48am
Print NTDC asked to expedite work on power evacuation projects ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has directed National Transmission and... Updated 27 Mar, 2024 09:39am
Print PD revises price forecast for spot LNG ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) has revised price forecast for spot LNG with Sui gas... Updated 25 Mar, 2024 09:43am
Pakistan NTDC acquires 2553 acres land for 600MW solar project in Muzaffargarh LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has successfully acquired and taken possession... Published 17 Mar, 2024 02:49am
Print KE-govt mediation process begins ISLAMABAD: Mediator, Ashtar Ausaf Ali, has started the mediation process between K-Electric (KE) and government... Updated 08 Mar, 2024 08:50am