No sigh of relief for people of Pakistan as the ongoing power crisis has intensified even further, increasing the duration of power outages from 14 to 18 hours in many cities.According to PEPCO, electricity generation remained 8,970MW against the demand of 13,000MW.Urban centres are enduring 14-18 ...

LAHORE - Pak-UK Chamber of Commerce & Industry President Razi Khan has urged upon the authorities to reduce 44 per cent losses and thefts in the electricity being produced in the country. The government is required to follow a strict policy to curb this menace and also benefit from Independent ...

As, according to the government, the power crisis is supposed to have improved, the man in the street may be forgiven for wondering why multi-hour loadshedding occurs. At the same time, even though the hot weather has yet to set in, temperatures are beginning to rise. With an election date of May ...

SHERGARH - Three minors sustained critical injuries when they touched a live electric pole accidently here the other day. As per detail, the children were playing in the street when they a alive wire hanging from a nearby electric pole. As a result, they received severe electric shocks and ...

KARACHI - Despite massive loadshedding ranging between four to seven hours in the metropolis, several citizens are receiving excessive bills from the Karachi Electric Supply Company.Complaining against the injustices on behalf of the utility company, the citizens from different areas said that the ...

Recently a law has been promulgated against theft of electricity that includes tempering of power meters. Electric Meters were initially fixed inside the houses and the meter reader would record the reading in front of the owner of the house or in the presence of a neighbor. Later on in Defence ...

ISLAMABAD - Continuing with devil dare bureaucratic manoeuvres on the pretext of double-digit inflation, mighty baboos at the Water & Power Ministry making blatant mockery of the decision taken by former PM Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in order to provide relief to the domestic consumers have so far ...

ISLAMABAD - Electricity of Cabinet Secretariat was disconnected Tuesday on the directives of Secretary Water and Power Ms Nargis Sethi, due to non-payment of Rs 6.4 million.She was informed during a video conference here Tuesday that Cabinet Secretariat including Cabinet Division, Establishment ...

LAHORE - In connection with the construction of Metro Bus System by TEPA, LDA, relocation of LESCO services falling in the route alignment is scheduled to be carried out today (Monday).Therefore, there will be shut down in some areas and supply of electricity will remain suspended from 8:00am to ...

BAHAWALPUR - Residents of Khanqa Sharif attacked Khanqa Sharif Mepco Subdivision for suspending power supply to their tube wells and made captive all the staff including the subdivisional officer, besides beating up the staff. However, the Wapda Union protested and threatened if the persons who ...

ISLAMABAD Electricity tariff is likely to be decreased by 4 paisas per unit. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) will hear a case regarding cut in electricity tariff on Wednesday. The NEPRA said that reduction in tariff would be made in terms of fuel adjustment. The expected ...

Shortfall of electricity has increased and reached at 3,782 megawatt across the country while loadshedding continues in Punjab and Lahore due to which consumers are facing great difficulties.According to Energy Management Cell, the production of electricity has decreased and reached at 13,482 MW ...

Secretary for Water and Power Zafar Mahmood told a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting on Thursday that electricity distribution companies (Discos) were over-billing consumers to compensate for their losses.The PAC meeting took place under the chairmanship of Nadeem Afzal Gondal to review the ...

The electricity shortfall in the country on Monday increased to 4,870 megawatts which resulted in prolonged hours of loadshedding.Despite tall claims by Energy Management Cell, no substantial improvement could be made and the situation got worst throughout the country, resulting in 12 to 18 hours ...

In another blow to the poor masses, the government is mulling Rs 1.52 per unit increase in electricity tariff. According to a private TV channel, the fresh hike in power tariff will be approved in terms of monthly fuel adjustment charges. The final decision of increase would be made in National ...

The electricity crisis continues to plague Pakistan as the shortfall currently stands at 7,500 MW. In several cities of Punjab, residents were without electricity overnight and are experiencing loadshedding of 14 to 20 hours. Situation in rural areas of the province is even worse where eople are ...

Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) Wednesday requested National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to further raise power tariffs by two rupees per unit.According to the NEPRA, the purchasing agency submitted a petition to NEPRA to hike power tariffs by two rupees/unit under fuel ...

ISLAMABAD - An inter-provincial meeting chaired by Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar on Friday reviewed the implementation status of the second energy conference. The provinces showed their willingness on the proposal of five working days in a week and officially notify the ...

ISLAMABAD  - Residents of sector D-12 have protested against non-provision of electricity connections. “We have spent millions of rupees and constructed our houses but how unlucky we are that we cannot live there due to unavailability of electricity,” said a group of allottees. We ...

GUJRANWALA - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has vowed to lead a Long March for “what he described” as the development of the country and equality in distribution of resources among provinces as well as bring an end to the unprecedented corruption being done under the shelter of ...

The electricity shortfall in the country has risen to 5,800 MW.According to PEPCO sources, at present 7,500 MW of electricity is being generated while demand stands at 13,300 MW. The shortfall in generation, according to the sources, was due to shortage of water at the two main hydel power stations ...

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNAs have moved two separate adjournment motions in the National Assembly against increase in prices of petroleum products and electricity tariff.In the first adjournment motion moved by Rana Tanvir Hussain, Anusha Rehman, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, ...

Iran has doubled its electricity exports to Pakistan in order to help Islamabad overcome its shortage of adequate power resources, Press TV reports. Iran’s power supply to the Makran region of the country increased from 35 MW per day to 70MW on February 26, 2012 after transmission lines were ...

The shortfall of electricity production reached to 5500 megawatt in the country resulting in the load shedding of almost 10 hours in the urban areas and 18 hours in rural areas of the country, sources said on Monday.The sources said that the shortfall occurred due to disputes on payments between ...

Federal minister for petroleum Dr. Asim Hussain has revealed that PPP-led government might be unable to overcome energy crisis and the next government will face the same crisis. He said this while talking to media after meeting of Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL). The minister said that the ...

As a matter of fact electricity’s consumption peak hours during day times are from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm while the other peak time is 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Mostly we use electronic appliances during these peak hours. It is common that the people leave the electronic appliance on a standby mode. ...

Many suggestions are being floated by the government and the public to curtail the use of electricity to meet the energy shortfall. The installed capacity of power generation in the country, if made to operate to its full capacity, will not only meet all our power requirements but may also produce ...

TOBA TEK SINGH - People from Christian community continued their protest on the second consecutive day on Thursday over prolonged power cuts which have marred their Christmas functions.During a meeting held at Christian Colony, the participants strongly condemned extreme power outages during on the ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER RAJANPUR - Electricity supply to Saddar Bazaar, Jampur, has been suspended for the past two months while power cuts last up to 18 hours a day in the district. It has been learnt that grid stations allegedly disconnect power supply to torture the whole city. Hue and cry of the ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Punjab Industrial Estate and Development & Management Company (PIEDMC) has claimed to generate own coal based electricity at Sunder Industrial Estate from October 31, 2012. Speaking with media, Punjab Industrial Estates and Development & Management Company Chairman SM ...