On Thursday, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) granted approval for a significant tariff hike in hydropower electricity, marking a notable increase of 29 percent. This decision entails a revision of the average tariff for hydropower, with rates slated to rise from the current ...

Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) chairman Lt Gen (retd) Sajjad Ghani said on Wednesday that the authority would add 10,000 MegaWatts of hydroelectricity to the national grid by 2030. Mr. Ghani chaired a conference attended by Wapda General Managers, Project Directors, member Finance, ...

Government has executed petroleum concession agreements and exploration licenses for hydrocarbon search in six blocks. The blocks awarded for exploration include Chah Bali, Mach, Dadhar, Kalat West, Sui North and Meeranpur. According to details shared by the Ministry of Energy, the ...

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): The Unit-1 of Karot Hydropower project with a capacity of producing 180 MW of electricity successfully started to run after the successful commissioning of the “wet test”. The Unit-1 with a rated capacity of 180 MW is continuously running on full load and is supplying ...

*LAHORE: India has again violated the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) by announcing 540 MW Kwar hydro-electric project located on Chenab River. * Pakistan’s water authorities have expressed reservations over the Indian decision of the hydro-electric project over Chenab river, sources said. Pakistan ...

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 ...

Pakistan and Islamic Development Bank (IDB) have signed three framework agreements amounting to 180 million dollars for Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project. The agreements were signed in Islamabad on Monday. Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan and President of Islamic Development Bank ...

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 ...

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) as an operator (33.3 percent), has discovered hydrocarbons in its Latif Block at Mohar-1 exploratory well, Sindh. According to its notice issued to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the discovery was made inside the Mohar-1 exploratory well in the Latif Block situated ...

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the 10 dams being constructed by the government will double the country's storage capacity to irrigate more land and help reduce the impact of climate change. He was addressing an international symposium regarding hydropower development in Islamabad on ...