OMV Pakistan starts production at Sofiya gas field
OMV Pakistan has started production at the Sofiya gas and condensate field in Sindh. According to details, Sofiya gas field was successfully put in production on October 27, 2017. Sofiya-2 well adds 15 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) and 1,400 barrels of condensate to the production from the Sofiya D&P lease […]
Engr. Saqib Munawwar achieves IEEE Best Advisor Award
Engr. Saqib Munawwar from Nazeer Hussain University achieved IEEE Best Advisor Award during 11th IEEE (USA) Pakistan Congress at Superior University Lahore. The award was conferred by Prof. Engr. Dr. Amjad Hussain (Chair IEEE Lahore Section/Director FAST-NUCES Lahore Campus) during Award Ceremony on 14 October 2017.
Dera Ghazi Khan Northern Bypass, NHA Executive Board approves PC-1
The Executive Board of the National Highway Authority has approved PC-1 for the construction of 18 km long 4-lane bypass for Dera Ghazi Khan City at a cost of Rs. 4.24 billion. The decision was taken during the meeting at NHA head office with Chairman Shahid Ashraf Tarar in the chair. The meeting was informed […]
Auditor General of Pakistan acknowledged colossal savings in award of road contracts: Chairman NHA
The Auditor General of Pakistan, in its annual audit report for year 2016-17 has acknowledged that savings worth billions of rupees were made in the award of highway and motorway contracts through an open and transparent process. This was stated by Chairman Shahid Ashraf Tarar during the meeting of the sub-committee of the Public Accounts […]
Solar Power. Netline holds Seminar at Usman Institute
Pakistan has witnessed a significant increase in Solar demand in the past few years. The increasing energy crisis, a decrease in global solar panel rates and more awareness has been the key driving factors behind this. Netline Pvt Ltd being one of the pioneers in the Pakistan on Solar Industry has enjoyed great success both […]
Gulf States to speed up switch from oil: IMF advises
DUBAI: The IMF has advised energy-rich Gulf economies to speed up their diversification away from oil after projecting the worst growth for the region since the global financial crisis. Oil exporters in the Middle East, especially those in the Gulf Cooperation Council, have been hit hard by the collapse in crude prices which provided a […]
ICIMOD, NEA inaugurate solar energy system
LAHORE: The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) formally inaugurated a solar energy system at ICIMOD headquarters. The system employs a net metering system, which enables ICIMOD to send its excess solar energy to the national grid especially during the weekends. ICIMOD currently has 92kWp installed capacity for […]
330MW coal project, Hubco signs implementation agreement
The largest independent power producer (IPP), The Hub Power Company Limited (Hubco) has signed the Implementation Agreement for its 1×330 MW mine-mouth coal-based power plant at Thar with Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB). The agreement was signed by Shah Jahan Mirza, Managing Director PPIB and Fatima Maryam CFO, Thar Energy Limited – Hubco. The […]
Haier opens flagship store at Packages Mall
Haier, Pakistan’s premier brand of home appliances and electronics and the market leader in most major categories is set to make further inroads in to the market, with the opening of their first flagship store in Pakistan. Due to open its doors to customers on Thursday the 16th of November, the spanking new flagship store […]
Green Line project, Phase 1-A to be ready by Dec
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presided over a meeting of the Green Line BRT project and discussed three different options. He said the departments concerned would work out a detailed plan and submit their proposals at the next meeting. The meeting was attended by Minister for Transport Syed Nasir Shah, Federal Secretary for Communication […]
Chughtai Lab Head Office, GREE to install 400 ton VRF All DC Inverter System
GREE – a globally leading enterprise of air-conditioners has recently signed a Supply & installation project of 400 ton GREE VRF (ALL DC Inverter) system along with hygienic & fresh air system at Chughtai Lab Head Quarter, Lahore (the state-of-the-art tallest building at Jail Road). Chughtai Lab Head Quarter is a high-tech building which comprises […]
Govt urged for switching over to solar energy
President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) Mian Zahid Hussain has urged the government to take concrete steps to promote solar power and remove the bottlenecks by consultation Pakistan Solar Association, in this regard. “Import of substandard panels under various schemes should be discouraged to save masses from disappointment,” he said, urging the government […]