Two units of Mangla Hydel Power station commissioned with USAID’s grant LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has successfully commissioned generating units No. 5 and 6... Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am
Pakistan River inflows, outflows register gains LAHORE: The river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the... Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am
Pakistan Outgoing Wapda chief visits 4 under-construction dams LAHORE: Outgoing Wapda Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) paid farewell visits to four under-construction... Published 15 May, 2022 06:23am
Business & Finance Wapda concerned at Warsak power station generation loss ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has expressed its concern on generation loss at Warsak ... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Business & Finance Wapda chairman resigns due to ‘personal’ reasons ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (retired) has... Published 08 May, 2022 05:25am
Business & Finance Lt-General Muzammil Hussain (retd) resigns as WAPDA chief Lieutenant General Muzammil Hussain (Retd) has tendered his resignation as chairman of Water and Power Development... Published 07 May, 2022 03:35pm
Print Floating solar project: World Bank invites Pakistan to hold talks on $341.5m loan ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has invited Pakistani authorities for negotiation of $341.5 million loan to set up... Updated 07 May, 2022 10:04am
Print Recovery of dues from CPPA-G: Wapda seeks help of Power Division ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has sought Power Division’s intervention for payment of... Updated 02 May, 2022 10:41am
Pakistan ‘Provision of excellent services to customers is our top priority’: Fesco FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Engineer Bashir Ahmed said ... Published 24 Apr, 2022 06:56am
Pakistan Truss Bridge on Indus River inaugurated DASU: To facilitate the construction of Dasu Hydro Power Project (DHPP), the making of Trus bridge for transporting... Published 24 Apr, 2022 06:31am
Print KP govt says Wapda not paying to it agreed share of NHP ISLAMABAD: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP) has accused Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) of... Updated 23 Apr, 2022 11:10am
Print World Bank, Wapda holding talks on setting up of 300MW floating solar project ISLAMABAD: The World Bank and Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) are reportedly holding talks on... Updated 21 Apr, 2022 10:29am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz calls for closer coordination to complete Diamer-Bhasha dam earlier Expresses hope authorities would be able to complete the project by 2026-27 Updated 17 Apr, 2022 07:59pm
Pakistan Winder Dam to be completed by 2025 ISLAMABAD: The Winder Dam project of 3 megawatts (MW) capacity would be completed in 2025 which is situated across... Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am
Pakistan Complaints against Wapda to be heard today PESHAWAR: Imran Khan, Investigation Officer at Federal Ombudsman Secretariat, Dera Ismail Khan, will hear the... Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am
Business & Finance Wapda expedites construction work on 12 dams ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has expedited construction work on 12 small and medium dams... Published 11 Apr, 2022 05:23am
Print Partial clearance of dues: Govt approves Rs182bn for GPPs ISLAMABAD: The government has approved payment of over Rs 182 billion to clear a part of payment to Government Power... Updated 07 Apr, 2022 11:04am
Print Cabinet’s approval sought for appointment of NJPHC’s CEO ISLAMABAD: The cabinet approval has been sought for the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of Neelum-Jhelum... Published 01 Apr, 2022 05:41am
Markets Austrian FM shows interest in partnering with Wapda LAHORE: Austrian Foreign Minister Mag Alexender Schallenberg showed interest in partnering with Wapda on its mega... Published 19 Mar, 2022 04:42am
Markets Dasu hydropower project: Minister conditionally approves KP’s pay plan for affected people ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water Resources Ch Moonis Elahi on Wednesday approved Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s pay... Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am
Business & Finance Surging cost of doing business poses threat to industry, discourages investment: PITAF LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PITAF) has said that the high cost of doing business... Updated 13 Mar, 2022 07:03am
Pakistan India, Pakistan talks on water issues conclude ISLAMABAD: Indus Waters Commissioners of Pakistan and India have concluded three days’ parleys started from ... Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am
Pakistan Refurbishment and upgradation: Wapda wants to shut down Mangla tunnel for 6 months ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is to shut down tunnel-2 of Mangla power station for six... Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:35am
Pakistan Indian team arrives for talks on water disputes ISLAMABAD: Indus Water Commissioners of Pakistan and India are scheduled to hold three-day parleys on March 1-3, ... Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am
Print Public Sector Development Programme: Rs448bn allocation: water resources ministry receives interim proposals ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) has received interim proposals for allocation of Rs 448 billion in... Updated 26 Feb, 2022 10:11am
Pakistan PAF Air War College delegation visits Wapda House LAHORE: A delegation of PAF Air War College Karachi visited Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda)... Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am
Print Wapda may delay issuance of second Eurobond till year-end LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is likely to delay issuance of the second $500 million... Updated 20 Feb, 2022 09:06am
Pakistan Food security: PM Imran emphasises importance of building dams Says Pakistan has arable land, but lack of water resources hinders agriculture output Stresses importance of Kalabagh Dam, says Sindh's approval most important Updated 14 Feb, 2022 03:21pm
Print Removal of rock barriers: Wapda plans to shut down two Tarbela tunnels for 85 days ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has planned to shut down tunnel 3 and tunnel 4 of Tarbela... Updated 30 Jan, 2022 09:02am
Pakistan Chinese killed, injured in Dasu terror attack: Ministry suggests 5 financial compensation options ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) has proposed five options of financial compensation and goodwill... Updated 19 Jan, 2022 01:34pm
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