Power sector facing financial constrains: NEPRA

Power sector facing financial constrains: NEPRA

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) in its State of Industry Report 2019, has said that the power sector is under extreme financial pressure due to high cost of electricity supply and poor performance of distribution sector. High cost of electricity has caused decrease in energy sales, which has resulted in higher cost for the […]

Neelum Jhelum yields Rs. 80 billion revenue in two years

Since commissioning of its first unit in April 2018, 969 MW-Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project has contributed more than 8 billion units to the national grid which translates to about Rs. 80 billion worth of revenue. Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project, one of the engineering marvels, has been constructed in a very difficult mountainous terrain and being […]

Roads to be upgraded in Punjab, Sindh and KP

Roads to be upgraded in Punjab, Sindh and KP

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide project preparation support for schemes aimed at upgrading roads in a bid to improve regional connectivity among Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  For this purpose preliminary technical reviews are currently being carried out. This projects is being undertaken to improve inter province connectivity as well as help improve […]

Import of locally assembled car kits increased

Import of locally assembled car kits increased

Due to complete lockdown under pandemic, the importation of locally assembled cars kits has risen significantly in the last two months. The complete and partial kits imported by assemblers worth $62 has been sold anticipating a good sale ahead of Eid. A merchant connected one of the reasons for rising imports of parts and accessories […]

Domestic demand of petroleum products decreased amid lockdown

Domestic demand of petroleum products decreased amid lockdown

As a result of lockdown, a sharp reduction in domestic demand of petroleum imports nearly up to 55 percent has been witnessed in April due to enforcement of Standstill transport. Data accumulated by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) presented about the total import bill of fuel group decreased by 54.86percent year-on-year to $580.337 million. […]

37 IPPs are operational in the country

37 IPPs are operational in the country

Engineering Post Report Independent Power Producers (IPPs)  have been in the limelight in the media recently . Concept of IPPs was introduced around mid-1990s for overcoming the energy shortage . There were as many as 37 IPPs in operation in the country operating on hydel and thermal sources as of June 30, 2018 according to […]

The forgotten Kalabagh Dam Project

The forgotten Kalabagh Dam Project

Engineering Post Report Reproduced here is the Foreword to the Executive Summary , running in 67 pages, on Kalabagh Dam project prepared and published  by WAPDA and Kalabagh Consultants under auspices of Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and International  Bank for Reconstruction and  Development (IBRD) in October  1988 […]

Construction of Bhasha dam can be the key to industrial revival

Construction of Bhasha dam

The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has been directed by the Prime minister to start construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam (DBD) immediately. In this regard an agreement worth Rs. 442 Billion has also been signed with a Joint Venture namely Power China-FWO for construction of diversion system, main dam, Access Bridge and 21 MW-Tangir Hydropower […]