The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has unveiled an ambitious plan to harness the power sector's potential by initiating nine projects with an estimated combined investment of $6.87 billion. These projects are set to be offered to investors through Government-to-Government (G2G) ...

In line with its responsibilities under the Indus Waters Treaty, the World Bank (WB) announced its decision to resume the two separate processes requested by India and Pakistan in relation to the Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants. The World Bank stated that the decision was ...

The WAPDA has started working on five dams-cum-hydropower projects besides building two mega dams, Mohmand and Diamer Basha to meet the country’s growing water needs. The Wapda sources told APP that the under construction hydropower projects included Dasu, Keyal Khwar, Kurram Tangi, Warsak ...

ISLAMABAD-Renowned Chinese scholar Prof. Zhou Rong has said the overall ninety one percent growth in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan got major support from an increase in Chinese investment, mainly in power projects under CPEC. In his article published by China Economic Net, he said the ...

ISLAMABAD-Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan says work on 672 small hydel power projects having capacity 55 MW is in progress. Inaugurating five mini hydel power projects in Kaghan, Mansehra today (Saturday) , he said the projects will help in providing cheap electricity to the people ...

ISLAMABAD-Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider and Chief Executive Officers of China Three Gorges and China Gezhouba have acknowledged the role of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority in helping realize Kohala and Azad Pattan hydel power projects.Chairman CPEC ...

ISLAMABAD-Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider and the Chief Executive Officers of China Three Gorges and China Gezhouba separately held meetings with Chairman CPEC Authority Lt. General (retired) Asim Saleem Bajwa in Islamabad. They discussed Kohala Power and Azad Pattan power ...

ISLAMABAD-Prime Minister Imran Khan has commended the pace of work on hydropower projects being completed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In a Facebook post, the Prime Minister said 36 Megawatt Daral Khwar hydropower project located on main Madain-Kalam road in Swat was started by PTI Government in Khyber ...

ISLAMABAD-The government has released an amount of Rs 2,790.913 million for various power projects under annual Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for fiscal year 2019-20.According to the data of Planning Commission, an amount of  Rs 35,156.212 million was allocated for various power ...

ISLAMABAD-Economic Coordination Committee of Cabinet has approved revised standard security package documents for hydropower projects in the private sector. The Committee met in Islamabad today [Thursday] with Adviser on Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in the chair. It also decided in favour of ...