Dasu hydropower project: Course of Indus River diverted Dasu will become the project with highest annual energy generation in Pakistan i.e., 21 billion units per annum on average Updated 20 Feb, 2023 08:56am
Pakistan Discos, Wapda employees not eligible for assistance package LAHORE: Employees of power distribution companies (Discos) and Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) are not... Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am
Pakistan Tarbela Tunnels: Cracks in trash racks reappear ISLAMABAD: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is reportedly repairing cracks in trash racks of ... Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am
Pakistan NTDC issues appointment letters to children of 12 deceased workers LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has issued appointment letters to 12 sons and... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance Jan 23 power breakdown: Nepra forms probe body as entities adopt contrary stances ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has constituted a five-member inquiry committee to... Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:47am
Pakistan CM, federal minister agree to resolve issues of K-IV, RBOD amicably KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Federal Minister for Water Syed Khursheed Shah in their high... Published 16 Feb, 2023 07:09am
Pakistan Wapda Engineering Academy given campus status of proposed University FAISALABAD: Chairman Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Board of Directors Malik Tahsin Awan and Chief... Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Business & Finance Govt to revise power tariff mechanism for AJ&K ISLAMABAD: The federal government is said to have decided to revise electricity tariff mechanism for Azad Jammu... Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Pakistan Reprocessing waste transformer oil: Tax notices withdrawn against Pakistan Wapda Foundation LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has withdrawn notices of excise duty and sales tax against Pakistan Wapda... Published 12 Feb, 2023 03:56am
Pakistan Wapda varsity to be opened soon, says chairman LAHORE: A state-of-the art WAPDA University will start functioning soon as pre-requisites are on fast-track for the... Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am
Editorials Discos and their losses EDITORIAL: Some things never change. Nepra’s (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s) Performance... Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Pakistan Training of engineers: Fesco chairman praises role of WEA FAISALABAD: WAPDA Engineering Academy (WEA) is playing a key role in the training of Engineers, Engineers from all... Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance Mohmand Dam project likely to be completed in 2026: Wapda chief LAHORE: Chairman Wapda Engineer Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) has said that Mohmand Dam project likely to be completed... Published 26 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Pakistan Hydel Power Station: Wapda chairman visits Tarbela 4th, 5th Extension RECORDER REPORT: Chairman WAPDA Engineer Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (retd) visited Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power ... Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:15am
Print Wapda may delay issuance of 2nd $500m Eurobond Wapda was expecting to issue it by the middle of last year Updated 21 Jan, 2023 03:30pm
Business & Finance Agreement signed: France to provide €120m soft loan for Keyal Khuwar hydropower project ISLAMABAD: France will provide soft loan of € 120 million for Keyal Khuwar 128 MW Hydropower project. Dr Kazim... Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:52am
Print Transfer of hydro powerhouses to provinces suggested ISLAMABAD: A high level panel has recommended transfer of powerhouses of hydropower projects to respective provinces... Updated 17 Jan, 2023 09:04am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s chemical maker successfully commissions 20MW thermal power plant Pakistan’s chemical manufacturer, Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited (NICL), on Friday announced the successful... Published 13 Jan, 2023 04:22pm
Print Fund for construction of dams: Amount increased to Rs16.53bn, SC told ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed that the amount in dams fund has increased to Rs 16.53 billion, which in... Updated 13 Jan, 2023 08:52am
Business & Finance Wapda awards Rs11.922bn contract for Mangla refurbishment project LAHORE: The Wapda has awarded contract Package XI of Mangla refurbishment project for units 9 and 10 to GE Hydro,... Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am
Markets Power generation from Dasu project to commence by end of 2026, Wapda chief told LAHORE: Construction work is under progress on 12 different sites of Dasu Hydropower Project. The critical diversion... Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Print T4HP: Govt seeks another extension in closing date of World Bank loan ISLAMABAD: The government has requested the World Bank for extending the closing date of credit for Tarbela Fourth... Updated 26 Dec, 2022 09:34am
Markets Minister inspects HVDC converter station construction work in Nowshera PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division), Engineer Khurram Dastagir visited District Nowshera Khyber... Published 24 Dec, 2022 05:50am
Markets Wapda union objects to privatisation of distribution companies HYDERABAD: All Pakistan WAPDA Hydro Electric Workers Union (CBA) President Abdul Latif Nizamani Sunday demanded the... Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:40am
Print Wapda asked to shift troops from Dasu hospital ISLAMABAD: The Project Steering Committee (PSC) of Dasu Hydropower Project headed by Minister for Water Resources,... Updated 10 Dec, 2022 09:58am
Print KP asks Wapda to pay Rs21bn ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government has asked Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) to pay an... Updated 06 Dec, 2022 09:30am
Business & Finance ADB country director meets Wapda chief LAHORE: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Yong Ye called on Chairman Wapda Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (retd) to... Published 15 Nov, 2022 06:28am
Print Nepra brushes aside PD’s accusations ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has reportedly brushed aside Power Division’s... Updated 28 Oct, 2022 09:46am
Pakistan 12 women selected for internship at Fesco FAISALABAD: The Asian Development Bank, in collaboration with Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) and CHIP... Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am
Pakistan AC returns reference about corruption in Nandipur plant to NAB LAHORE: Accountability Court on Monday returned a reference for placing it before a court of competent jurisdiction... Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:02am