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Alarming Rise in Malnourished to Food and Fuel Price Crises - World Bank
New York: The number of malnourished people around the world is set to increase by 44 million to almost 1 billion by the end of 2008 due to the combined impact of the food and fuel price crises, according to a World Bank report. Poor families around the world are being pushed to the brink [...]
Continue reading...Ministry has given new power tariff; cost of doing business will surge-reaction
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary Ministry of Water and Power Ismail Qureshi on Wednesday clarified media reports about the increase in electricity tariff. “Media reports about 31 percent increase in electricity tariff are not correct,” he said. Rather, he added, 22 percent raise in power charges has been approved by the concerned quarters, PTV reported. Meanwhile, ministry [...]
Continue reading...ADB to Help Improve Pakistan’s power sector
Monday, September 8, 2008
Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help Pakistan with a multi-tranche financing facility to cope with growing demand of energy and will provide a $810-million to Pakistan. ADB’s funding will support the Government of Pakistan ongoing power sector reform program that is designed to provide reliable and unhindered supply of power to people and to meet [...]
Continue reading...Cabinet Committee recommends new ECC power projects
Friday, September 5, 2008
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of Cabinet Committee on Fast Track Power Generation was held here today under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf. The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Environment, Special Assistant to PM on Social Sector, Secretaries of Ministry of Water and Power, Environment and Petroleum [...]
Continue reading...OPEC should be formed Cheap oil era over
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Islamabad: Era of cheap oil is over forever and economies of whole world are reeling due to unprecedented oil prices rocketing out of sight. The crunch can be taken as a wake-up call in the oil consuming countries to be united for the future of humankind. Popularity: 12% [?]
Continue reading...Gradual cut in loadshedding announced
Friday, June 27, 2008
LAHORE: After the repair of two Sui gas pipelines which were blown up a couple of days ago near Kashmoor, WAPDA Friday returned to its normal loadshedding across the country. Addressing a press conference here at WAPDA House on Friday, Member (Power) and Managing Director, PEPCO, Fazal Ahmad Khan said that gas was supplied [...]
Continue reading...Pakistan to import 1000 MW electricity: Raja Ashraf
Friday, June 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will sign final agreement for import of 1000 MW electricity from Central Asian Republics during a meeting of the Inter Governmental Council (IGC) to be held in Islamabad next month. This was said by the Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf while talking to the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, H.E. [...]
Continue reading...Daytime saving from June 1; 40% Pakistanis are unhappy
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has notified implementation of ‘Daylight Saving’ from June 1 in pursuance of the Cabinet decision. According to the notification clocks would be advanced by one hour to save an hour of the daytime in summer in order to save power. According to Gallup Survey of Pakistan, thirty-seven percent respondents were happy [...]
Continue reading...Bids opened for 500 MW power projects in Faisalabad, Dadu
Monday, May 26, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan is fully committed to eliminate the power crises prevailing in the country and all out efforts are underway to cope with the menace of load shedding in the country by adopting rationale mechanism to generate more electricity through private sector. This was stated by the Federal Minister for Water and [...]
Continue reading...Power shortfall in Karachi enhanced
Monday, May 26, 2008
KARACHI: The power crisis in the metropolis further deepened when power shortfall in Karachi was enhanced by 800 megawatt as another unit of the Bin Qasim power plant was tripped . Bin Qasim power plant’s unit four was closed late night after leakage developed in its boiler, KESC officials said. The closure caused suspension of [...]
Continue reading...Govt to encourage low-cost fuel efficient vehicles
Thursday, May 22, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government as part of its overall transport policy will encourage production of low-cost, fuel efficient vehicles in the country to cater to the needs of the growing middle class in Pakistan. The Prime Minister said this while talking to the CEO Pak Suzuki Motors, [...]
Continue reading...Govt to support joint ventures on wind turbines to meet energy crisis
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
KARACHI : Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternate Energy Askari Taqvi said that the government will provide all possible support to joint ventures between international and local companies for manufacturing wind turbines in Pakistan. Speaking at a seminar on “Energy Crisis in Pakistan “, held in connection with the second anniversary of first magazine of [...]
Continue reading...Food crisis in Pakistan
Sunday, May 18, 2008
The world’s financial experts have placed Pakistan on a list of 36 countries that face a serious food crisis, warning that if the situation worsens people may raid storage facilities for food. Like rest of the world Pakistan is also facing food crisis, and it has two sides; one is unavailability of edibles and second [...]
Continue reading...US offers setting up mobile power plant in Pakistan
Friday, May 16, 2008
ARACHI: The United States has offered Pakistan setting up a 200MW mobile power plant at the Karachi port. The plant would be installed on a ship and could reach Pakistan from the US within few days. US Ambassador in Pakistan, N. W. Peterson and other US officials made this offer of setting up floating power [...]
Continue reading...4.1 billion WAPDA, Neelum-Jhelum agreement signed
Thursday, May 15, 2008
LAHORE: A Rs 4.1 billion agreement for consultancy services for Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Project (NUHEP) was signed between WAPDA and Neelum-Jhelum Consultants, a joint venture of two foreign and three local firms, here at WAPDA House on Thursday. General Manager (NJHEP) Husnain Afzal and Gene J. Kocian signed the agreement on behalf of WAPDA and Neelum-Jhelum [...]
Continue reading...Power ministry’s directives to harm businesses: KESC
Thursday, May 15, 2008
KARACHI: Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has said the directives of the water and power ministry would negatively affect business and trade in the metropolis, however the load shedding duration can be reduced in residential areas. KESC executive director Tanzeem Naqvi talking to a Private TV channel said, WAPDA provided 20% of the power demand [...]
Continue reading...Tenders for 1200 MW power generation; Energy saving procedures
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Markets will be closed on Fridya, official timings would be advanced for one hour from June 1st, 2008 ISLAMABAD: Tenders would be floated on 20th of this month for fast track generation of additional 1200 MW of electricity. Similarly, WAPDA would not provide electricity for neon signs. Industrial units are being asked to stagger their weekly [...]
Continue reading...Construction of dams to overcome energy crisis
Saturday, May 10, 2008
By Azhar Masood Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmed of Iamaat-e-Islami called for proper management, conservation and resolving political issues concerning construction of dams to overcome energy crisis in the country. Taking part in debate in Senate on energy crisis, the senior parliamentarian said the country needs seven percent increase in energy sector annually to meet its [...]
Continue reading...Federal cabinet discusses law& order, power crisis, wheat issue
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of federal cabinet presided over by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has been concluded. The Cabinet discussed overall law & order situation in the country besides power crises, wheat procurement and other important issues. Replying to a question, Sherry Rehman expressed the confidence that the by-elections will be held in June. Popularity: [...]
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