75km section of M-9 inaugurated
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated 75km section of motorway between Karachi and Hyderabad, one of the first highway sections of his government’s planned $11.5 billion spending plan on roads intended to expand trade and speed up economic growth. PM gave a speech and then drove in a convoy down part of the new 75km section […]
Kalabagh Dam, LCCI will launch awareness drive
Anti-Kalabagh dam elements are not showing the brighter side of the picture and are helping the enemies through opposing this mega project that could produce 3600 MW of electricity besides ensuring availability of over 6.1 million hectors feet of water. The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry would launch awareness campaign in favor of Kalabagh […]
KANUPP II & III projects will start generation by 2020
With total capacity of producing 2200 megawatts of electricity in Karachi, The development work is in full swing on two mega nuclear power projects (KANUPP II and III). Official sources in Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) revealed that these power projects will start producing electricity by 2020. The power plants are being constructed under China-Pakistan […]
Estimated 10,000MW of power can be produced through Geothermal energy recourses
Country can produce an estimated 10,000 megawatts of electricity from geothermal energy recourses. Briefing the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Resources, which met under the chairmanship of Chaudhary Bilal Ahmed Virk, Pakistani scientist and Managing Director Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) Javed Ahmad said that geothermal energy is much cheaper as compared […]
Dasu Hydropower Project’s contract finalized by WAPDA
The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), in a bid to capitalize on hydropower resource to add low cost electricity in the national grid as per the federal government’s resolve, has finalized main contracts for civil works at Dasu Hydropower Project. Subsequent to the signing of the agreements, construction on main works of the […]
Cement sector showed increase in local dispatches
While export dispatches declined by 2.71 percent in January 2017 compared to the same month last year, Cement sector posted a nominal increase of 0.78 percent in local cement dispatches. Industry sources said that due to heavy rains and snowfall across the country during the month of January 2017, domestic cement dispatches remained low which […]
CDWP approved Kachi canal with 3 other projects
Four significant projects of worth Rs142 billion which includes Kachi canal project were approved by The Central Development Working Party ( CDWP). The rest of the projects include dualization & improvement of old Bannu road, dualisation & improvement of Indus Highway (N-55), and integration of health services delivery with special focus on nutrition programme. CDWP […]
Chinese company to set up 660MW power plant in Thar
The China Coal Technology and Engineering Group (CCTEG) will set up a 660MW power plant in Thar. Chairman CCTEG, Wang Jinhua called on Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah in Karachi. Matters related to beginning of mining and setting up coal-based power plant in Thar Coal Block-1 came under discussion. The Chinese company will […]
Bhikki Power Plant 84pc work completed at cost lower than tariff
84 percent work has been completed at a cost lower than the tariff, announced by PM Nawaz sharif during his visit to the site by 2nd week of February. Bhikki Power Plant is a gas powered plant with a total capacity of 1180MW that will be fully operational by the end of 2018. So far […]
CPEC include 7 Special Economic Zones up till now
Including three each in Sindh and Punjab and one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, seven Special Economic Zones have been established/ notified under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Secretary Board of Investment (BOI) Azher Ali Chaudhry revealed this to Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat during his briefing on Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The committee met with Senator […]
2500MW projects are waiting for the grid
Some power projects aimed at 2500 megawatt electricity stand dysfunctional due to lack of grid that is essential to receive the power transmission. This was disclosed by Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to the Sindh Assembly. Expressing his views on electricity crisis on a private members’ day, he asked the federal government to […]
MIA Group’s Participation in KEEMTF EXPO Karachi 2017
MIA Group’s Participation in KEEMTF EXPO Karachi 2017 KEEMTF – 2017 (Karachi Electric, Electronics, Mobile and Telecom Fair) was held at Karachi EXPO Centre from Feb 17 to 19, 2017. It was indeed a major exhibition of electronics, electrical, mobile and telecom items marketed & sold in Pakistan and this helped open-up a world of […]