Kurram Tangi Dam Project
The contractor has been mobilized to the site to start construction work after award of the contract for Kurram Tangi Dam Project (Stage-I). Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (retd)) Chairman, Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) stated this during his visit to Kurram Tangi Dam site located in North Waziristan Agency of the Federally Administered […]
Court of arbitration expected soon
Court of Arbitration on 330MW Kishangaga and 850MW Ratle hydroelectric projects would be established by the end of November 2016. This was disclosed by Secretary Water and Power, Younus Dagha at a briefing to a parliamentary panel headed by Senator Ghaus Muhammad Khan Niazi which met in the Parliament House. The Secretary Water and Power […]
K-4 Project work on full pace
The work on K-4 Project is in full swing and the K-4 Project Management Unit along with Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) have been engaged to complete this greater project of providing additional water to Karachi at the earliest. According to a press release, this was informed by the Project Director K-4 Saleem Siddiqui while reviewing […]
Gwadar-Quetta road to be completed ahead of deadline
While addressing the opening session of the two day International Business Conference and Exhibition (IBCE 2016) organized by University of Management and Technology (UMT), Minister for Planning Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said that Western route of CPEC will be completed by 2018. He also said that Gwadar-Quetta road will be completed by next […]
7 projects worth over Rs187bn approved by ECNEC
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved seven projects worth over Rs187 billion for power, health and communication sectors. A meeting of ECNEC presided over by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar approved the project for construction/installation of “220KV Mirpur Khas Substation along with Associated Transmission Lines (PC-1)” at a rationalized total cost of […]
CPEC: Safeguard interests of local industry
To safeguard the interests of indigenous industry taking into account the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with different countries, the Organization for Advancement and Safeguard of Industrial Sector (OASIS) has pushed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and National Tariff Commission (NTC) to take timely measures against unfair trade practices Talking […]
More storage projects a must: PEC
Advisor Mega Dam Water and Power Development Authority Engineer Abdul Khaliq Khan, while delivering a lecture on Pakistan’s Water Issues organized by Pakistan Engineering Congress said that Pakistan’s water storage capability should be increased from 30 days to 90 days by building more storage projects like Diamer Bhasha Dam on top priority. President PEC Engineer […]
Chairman Wapda briefs on developing energy, water resources
While talking to a delegation of National Security and War Course of National Defence University (NDU) Islamabad, headed by NDU Chief Instructor Major General Muhammad Naeem Ashraf visited WAPDA House and attended briefings on the water and power sectors of the country, WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (retd) has said that energy and water […]
Bhikki power plant starts generation on trial basis
Government of Pakistan in the third quarter of November has officially announced that Bhikki power plant located in Sheikhupura started generating energy on trial basis. In a statement, Water and Power Ministry has said that the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) based power plant is capable of generating electricity of up to 1200 megawatts. The government […]
Basima-Surab Road widened at Rs5.5bn cost
Section of Basima-Surab Road (459km) of the western route of CPEC has been widened and improved at a cost of Rs5.5 billion and will officially be inaugurated next month. This was informed by Chairman National Highway Authority (NHA), Shahid Ashraf Tarar to the Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Reforms on the road projects […]
Boosting housing sector need attention: APCMA
Cement industry which is mostly depending on infrastructure projects currently has pushed the government to take steps for the housing projects in Pakistan. According to All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), sustained growth in housing construction is essential to absorb the additional capacities that would be operational in two years. It urged that the government […]
All set for 660MW coal-fired power plant at Bin Qasim
A wholly owned subsidiary of Lucky Cement Limited, Lucky Electric Power Company Limited (LEPCL) is all set to put up a 660MW coal power plant at Bin Qasim, Karachi which will be first ever plant to use Thar coal, 350km away from the mine mouth. Chief Executive Officer of Lucky Electric Power Company Limited Intesar-ul-Haq […]