Nuclear Energy of Pakistan
Report by Engineering Post Pakistan was the 15th country worldwide to install an nuclear power plant (NPP) when the 137 MW Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) became operation in 1972. The plant’s economic life assessment was 30 years, however, it was operated for around 50 years under the supervision of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and was finally […]
Operationalization of EXIM Bank for Export Facilitation
Report by Engineering Post The Export-Import Bank of Pakistan (EXIM Bank), established under the Export-Import Bank of Pakistan Act 2022 has been operationalized sometime back.The main objectives are; Encouraging, advancing and fostering global commerce, investment in trade, export-driven enterprises and domestic industries that substitute imports, aligning with the Act’s mandates and the national trade policies set forth […]
Railway’s ML-1 Up gradation and Rehabilitation on the cards again
Report by Engineering Post Up gradation and Rehabilitation of Pakistan Railway’s Main Line (ML-1) is the mega project fate of which has been hanging for quite some time mainly due to its financing problem.ML-1 is a major project to be undertaken within the overall framework of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.(CPEC).Hopes for its revival have been revived yet again when it […]
Brief look at GFCF in Public Sector Enterprises
Report by Engineering Post During FY 2024, except for a few, most industries showed a decrease in Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) compared to FY2023.During FY 2024 GFCF in the Public Sector has been estimated at Rs 508.8 billion against Rs 545.4 billion during FY 2023, registering a decline of 6.7 percent.The major industries with negative growth, according to figures now […]
Up and Down in Automobile Industry of Pakistan
Report by Engineering Post During July-March FY2024, compared to the corresponding period last year, there was a massive decline in all auto sectors except for farm tractors.According to the information available from the official quarters concerned, total tractor production during the period under review was 36133 units as compared to 22626 units produced during the corresponding period last year, […]
Detail of the Projects under execution in IT & Telecom Sector
Report by Engineering Post As many as 30 major and minor projects in the Information Technology and Telecommunication (ICT) sector were under implementation under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) and were reported to be in various stages of their completion.During last financial year 2023-24, an allocation of Rs 6000 million was provided for ICT’s 30 projects showing high […]
Projects under PSDP across Pakistan
Report by Engineering Post The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives endeavors to complete development projects in all sectors of the national economy which are in advanced stages of execution and accordingly allocating adequate funding to core/mega projects, foreign aided projects and projects which are nearing completion. Priority has also been assigned to the development projects […]