NUST car yields mileage of 72 km per litre at Shell Eco Marathon
A team from NUST College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (CEME), ‘Toyota NUSTAG,’ has performed exceptionally at the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2019, held in Malaysia. The car designed by the team “Toyota NUSTAG” yielded a very impressive milage of 72Km per litre and earned them 11th position among 55 competing teams from around the world. […]
CLICK project to transform Karachi
Work on the Competitive & Livable City of Karachi (CLICK) project is expected to start from 1st July 2019. The Rs.33.600 billion project is envisaged to transform the metropolis into a liveable, inclusive and competitive mega city. World Bank will extend a loan of Rs32.2 billion while Government of Sindh will contribute Rs.1.4 billion for […]
Additional 150MW to be provided to K-Electric
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh presided over the meeting of Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet in Islamabad. During the meeting he approved an additional supply of 150MW of electricity to K-Electric through the national grid to address the acute power shortage in Karachi. Last year there was an […]
Pakistan added 2487 MW of environment-friendly hydel electricity in 2018
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has ranked Pakistan 3rd out of 20 countries for installation of environment-friendly hydel electricity in its recently issued report titled “2019: Hydropower Status Report – Sector Trends and Insights”. Pakistan added 2487 MW of Hydro power to the National grid in the year 2018 and is led by China and […]
Saudi ACWA power to install solar power plants in Balochistan
Federal Secretary Ministry of Energy (Power Division) Irfan Ali has said that the Saudi power producing company ACWA Power is all set to start operations in Pakistan starting with a solar power project in the province of Balochistan. The company, which develops power and desalinated water plants, signed a $2 billion deal with Pakistan to […]
Pakistan to shift 30 % of vehicles on electricity by 2030
The first meeting of the Committee on Climate Change was held in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Prime minister Imran Khan in the fourth week of May 2019. During the meeting comprehensive plans for the reduction of carbon footprint were discussed including the use of Electric powered vehicles. Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change […]