Kech to have high speed broad band services in coming days
In order to revolutionize Baluchistan district Kech digitally, Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded a contract worth Rs. 2.07 billion to the Ufone cellular company. The finalized contract will provide high speed mobile broadband services. Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication (IT&T) Syed Amin ul Haque and Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal witnessed the […]
WAPDA chairman briefed about the mega projects
WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) briefed a delegation of National Security Workshop at National Defence University (NDU) Islamabad about mega projects of water storage. In order to integrated mechanism to connect water resources across the country to attain water along with the food and energy security of Pakistan, a meeting was headed by […]
Cement industry shows 44.39 growth
Cement industry has seen massive growth this month due to the booming construction industry in the country. According to the data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), local cement despatches in the month of March 2021, were 4.563 million tons showing a healthy increase of 41.96 percent compared to 3.214 million tons […]
Nepra reduces RoE and RoEDC of 12 thermal plants
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has reduced the Return on Equity (RoE) and Return on Equity During Construction (RoEDC) of 12 thermal plants. The cumulative net capacity of these 12 plants is 2,412 MW which were established under Power Generation Policy 2002. The reduction in tariff will result in estimated saving of a whooping […]
Gwadar commercial zone inaugurated
Pakistan has inaugurated ‘Gwadar CPEC Warehouses’ (GCW) and ‘Gwadar Commercial Zone’ GCZ) in the port city of Gwadar. This is a significant step towards the development of Gwadar which is the focal point of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Director General (DG) Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Shahzeb Khan Kakar were present on the occasion along […]
Matiari to Lahore Transmission Line Project delayed 6 months
The 878 kilometers 4,000 MW Matiari to Lahore Transmission Line project has been delayed for six months after frequency anomalies were observed in the system when the project was under monopole low power testing. The testing was consequently stopped and the test was declared failed by NTDC and Owner Engineer M/s Hatch, Canada (OE) of […]