409MW Torcamp Godubar Hydropower Project won by Nespak

National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) private limited attained another milestone in the hydropower sector by winning a project titled “409 MW Torcamp Godubar Hydropower Project” through competitive bidding. Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) entrusted the Project to a joint venture of NESPAK (Lead Firm), FICHTNER GmbH & Co. KG, Germany (Foreign JV partner) in association […]

NED University, Lotte Scholarship Foundation Award ceremony held

KARACHI: NED University of Engineering & Technology hosted a LOTTE Scholarship Foundation Awarding ceremony held on January 18, 2018 at their own venue. The event had a great turn out where students were awarded scholarships from Lotte Scholarship Foundation, South Korea. The auspicious occasion was graced by the Korean Consulate General Kim Dong Gi, NED […]

Lahore to Karachi Motorway

NAB orders inquiry into NHA affairs Detailed inquiry against National Highway Authority (NHA) Management for their alleged corruption and corrupt practices in awarding the contract of constructing Lahore to Karachi Motorway in violations of Award of contract as per laid down laws/rules on exorbitant rates thus causing alleged loss of billions of rupees to national […]

Deprived professionalism recuperates management..!

Muneeb Ahmad,  Electrical Manager (PAK) China states construction and engg corporation limited, Pakistan branch. Suppression leads deficiencies. Probes have been spotlighted almost in all institutions, sometimes somewhere, even at top management; although personnel have been gone through good scrutinize process. Major root cause lies in basic threshold which assists to benchmark attributes. Huge gap has […]

Lahore-Karachi 1100km gas line Route survey for laying pipeline completed

The route survey for laying 1100 kilometer gas pipeline from Lahore to Karachi (North-South) has been completed and the Price Negotiations Committee, constituted by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), is in the process of finalizing its tariff. The Russian side has submitted tariff which is in the process of finalization by the Price Negotiations Committee […]

KP’s schools being converted on Solar

An agreement to provide solar panels for schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was announced in mid-February by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD). The agreement, which will provide energy for primary schools in the southern districts of the province, was signed with the United Nations Office for Project […]

IAPEX EXPO

Int’l standards of Building Construction urged While addressing the inaugural ceremony of ‘Building Materials and Products Exhibition’ organised by the Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP) at the International Expo Centre, Lahore, the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that construction of all buildings must meet the international standards of quality and safety. He insisted that […]

25th Pakistan HVACR International Expo & Conference (2018)

Largest Trade Fair for HVACR and Allied Sectors in Pakistan Pakistan HVACR Expo is the most significant event of Pakistan HVACR Society that is annually conducted on rotational basis at Islamabad, Lahore & Karachi by. This is only and largest trade fair in Pakistan which is exclusively dedicatedfor displaying latest and innovative Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, […]

CPHGC achieves financial close, Hub to have Imported coal plants

An important milestone has been achieved Friday when the Financial close of the China Power Hub Generation Company Pvt. Limited (CPHGC), a project of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is achieved which is surely an important milestone. CPHGC is a Joint Venture Vehicle between China Power International Holding (CPIH), a company of the Chinese […]

Hub Power Co, Mega Conglomerate to buy Dawood Hercules

The board of directors of Dawood Hercules Corporation has accepted an offer received from Mega Conglomerate (Private) Limited pursuant to which the Mega Conglomerate has agreed to purchase entire shareholding of Dawood Hercules in the Hub Power Company at a purchase price of Rs 106.50 per share. The consumption of the proposed transaction shall be […]

Golen Gol Hydropower Project Inaugurated

36 MW Golen Gol Hydropower Project in Chitral was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. The electricity generated from the first unit of the project is exclusively meant to cope with the needs of Chitral town and adjacent areas. In the wake of devastating floods of 2015 in Chitral, the federal government directed WAPDA […]

Poor Performance Four CEOs of Discos removed

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari in early February, removed four Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of power Distribution Companies (Discos) apparently for poor performance. According to an official statement, the four CEOs failed to control losses and power theft in their respective jurisdictions. The CEOs who faced the brunt of the minister are […]