IFC’s Lighting and AKAH to introduce solar solutions
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is joining forces with the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) to introduce affordable, high quality solar lighting solutions to new regions in Pakistan. IFC’s Lighting Pakistan program has signed a letter of engagement with AKAH to increase the availability of high quality solar lighting solutions, particularly […]
Supporting Economic Corridor ADB to hold consultation workshops
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is organizing a series of consultation workshops in the federal and provincial capitals to share the key findings to relevant stakeholders and to seek their valuable feedback, including to identify strategic policy interventions and regulatory framework required to maximize the potential benefits of Economic Corridors Development. It may be noted […]
KP road network ADB Okays $140m
Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors have approved $140 million in loans to help improve provincial road networks and enhance road safety and road maintenance management in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in northwest Pakistan. “Roads play a crucial role not only in Pakistan’s economy and development, but also in people’s productivity and daily lives, with land […]
A.G.E Industries and Elahi Group join hands
KARACHI: A.G.E Industries Pvt. Ltd – a trusted name in the Cable Industry in Pakistan, has now partnered with the Elahi Group of Companies (EGC) with the objective of increasing investments in their infrastructure to further excel in the cable industry after its acquisition of M/s Steel Complex (Pvt) Limited Pakistan’s leading aluminum conductor wire […]
1263MW Punjab Power Plant Ground breaking ceremony held
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has formally opened the work on 1263MW Punjab Power Plant in Haveli Bahadur Shah area of Jhang District. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Minister for Power Awais Khan Leghari and Minister of State for Power Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali accompanied the Prime Minister as they earlier unveiled the plaque to […]
660MW Thar coal-fired power plant to take off by June 2019
At an estimated cost of $1.1 billion and three months before the deadline, the 660 megawatt indigenous coal-fired power plant at Tharparkar Block-II is expected to start commercial operations in June 2019. Also, the lignite coal excavation work on Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company’s (SECMC) Block-II Thar Coal Field at a cost of some $845 […]
660MW RLNG-based power plant in KP agreed
The Federal government has agreed to install 660 megawatts RLNG based Power plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is agreed by the federal government to install. A meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Reform was held at Parliament House regarding 1200MW RLNG based Power Plants in Baloki and Haveli Bahadurshah. The meeting […]
147MW Patrind hydropower project inaugurated
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan formally inaugurated the 436 million US dollars 147 MW Patrind Hydropower Project on river Kunhar. This is a run-of-river project that had been completed by Star Hydro Power Limited, an Independent Power Producer (IPP) and was located near village Patrind, District Muzaffarabad of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). This Project shall […]
5G services are on the way
After successful launch of 3G and 4G technologies, the government plans to test 5G services in the country soon. The Federal minister Ahsan Iqbal said this while addressing the International Annual Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TIEN) NOC Workshop-2017 in mid-December. “Digital Pakistan was aimed at equipping the young generation with modern technology to ensure its effective […]