Pakistan can become a $2 trillion economy through improved water management

The Senate Caucus for Climate Change in collaboration with Jinnah Institute organized a public hearing at Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) Islamabad. Speaking on the occasion World Bank Country Director Patchamuthu Illangovan urged the policy makers of the government to reorient water practices to cut back losses and potentially transform Pakistan into a $2 […]

Pakistan and Turkmenistan to establish JWG on Electricity transmission

Pakistan and Turkmenistan have decided to establish a joint working group (JWG) to discuss and finalise negotiations on electricity transmission line from Turkmenistan to Pakistan via Afghanistan. This was decided during the recent visit of energy delegation of Turkmenistan led by Durdy Elyasov Chairman, Turkmen Energo SPC. The delegation was received by Federal Minister for […]

Work initiated on 4500MW Thar coal project

Provincial Energy Minister, Imtiaz Shaikh told the Sindh Assembly that work has started on a fresh project to generate 4500MW of electricity using indigenous coal from Thar. The cost of the project is about of $100 million. At present, 330 megawatts of electricity being produced from the Thar block 2. Additional 330MW from thar is […]

Engro Energy, Siemens inks agreement

Engro Energy Limited and Siemens have inked memorandum of understanding (MoU) to upgrade and develop the Government Polytechnic Institute in Mithi, Tharparkar District. This association will provide aspiring youth in Sindh with a chance to gain access to vocational and technical trainings and enhance opportunities of employment in the market. The MoU was signed by […]

IDB President praises Neelum Jhelum success, vows to continue support for wapda projects

A 6-member delegation of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), headed by its President Dr. Bandar M. H. Hajjar called on Chairman Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) to discuss potential support for development of a program to facilitate construction of hydropower projects in Pakistan. Speaking on the occasion, WAPDA […]

Ground breaking ceremony of Mohmand Dam

Prime Minister Imran Khan performed the ground-breaking of Mohmand Dam along with former chief justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar. The ceremony was held at the project site on Swat River, about five kilometers upstream of Munda Headworks in Mohmand district. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Federal Minister […]

Pakistan’s largest solar wall installed at UET

The largest solar Wall of the country has been installed at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Kala Shah Kaku Campus. This wall has the ability to generate 410 kilo watt energy. Provincial Minister for Energy Dr Muhammad Akhtar Malik inaugurated Pakistan’s largest solar wall at Centre for Energy Research and Development (CERAD). Vice […]