CPEC: Three new projects worth $1bn
With estimated cost of $1 billion under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China is undertaking three new infrastructure projects. This was revealed by Chairman National Highway Authority (NHA) Shahid Ashraf Tarar while addressing media about the progress on various highway and motorway projects currently under execution including the all-important CPEC. “National Highway Authority launched projects […]
Pakistan’s first construction chemical plant inaugurated
Pakistan’s first construction chemical plant was inaugurated in Sundar Industrial Estate near Lahore. It was built by SIKA Pakistan at a cost of 5 million Swiss francs. Inauguration of this plant, which will prepare construction chemicals locally, was announced by the SIKA Head for Middle East and Director Pakistan Miljan Gutovic, Swtizerland’s Ambassador to Pakistan […]
PEC organized seminar on dams engineering
Pakistan Engineering Congress organized a seminar on the topic of “Discussion of last 50 years of dam engineering with speculation of next half century”. The participants of seminar have called for construction of new dams, asserting that being an agrarian economy, Pakistan cannot afford to waste huge amount of water resources which are depleting fast. […]
Cherat packaging Ltd, 5th papersack plant commissioned
/Cherat Packaging Limited (CPL) has installed and commissioned the fifth papersack plant – Universal Papersack Line for producing cement bags. The fifth line of papersack cement bag manufacturing plant has been acquired from leading European supplier namely M/s Windmoller and Holscher. It is one of the most advanced plants in the world. With this extension, […]
Bhasha dam to construct with local resources
Pakistan will start construction work on Diamer-Bhasha Dam through indigenous resources as international lenders are linking serious conditions with the provision of funding and the project cost has now reached US$14 billion against the original estimates of US$5 billion. This was stated by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman, Muzammil Hussain while briefing […]
Balochistan: 30,000 tube wells to be converted to solar
For installation of 30,000 solar tube wells by replacing the existing conventional tube wells, the federal and Balochistan governments have agreed to conduct immediate feasibilities within one month. Meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari under the special instructions of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi decided this. The meeting […]
Technical Assistance in Construction ABAD, PBCD signs MoU
The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) and Pakistan Business Council, Dubai (PBCD) joined hands for technical assistance in construction sector of both countries. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard has been signed between Senior Vice Chairman ABAD Fayaz Ilyas and Vice President PBCD Kamran Ahmed Riaz at ABAD House Karachi. […]
50MW Zephyr wind power project to complete by 2018
The 50 megawatts Zephyr wind farm power project would commence commercial operation by October next year. This project involves an investment of $110 million. The project is located at Gharo, District Thatta some 60 km from Karachi. Construction work on the wind farm was initiated in May 2017 and it would be completed within 18 months. […]