Year: 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government is unlikely to appoint an expatriate Pakistani as Managing Director of National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) against a salary of $ 15,000 (Rs 2.4 million) per month which, according to Board Negotiation Committee is too high compared to market trends, sources close to Power Minister told Business Recorder. Sharing the details, sources said, Board of Directors National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDCL) initiated the recruitment process for the post of Managing Director NTDCL as per the Companies Act 2017, the Public Sector Companies (Corporate Governance)…

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) led by its Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi on Monday visited the Karachi Electric (KE) head office and its under-construction 900MW BQPS-III, a statement said on Monday. Farooqi was briefed about the comprehensive plan regarding generation, transmission, and distribution plan submitted by KE on account of the authority’s directives given vide order dated August 27, 2020, it added. The authority gave clear directives to complete installation/completion of the BQPS-III in time to avoid load-shedding in the upcoming summer season. In line with the…

KARACHI: Chairman NEPRA, Tauseef H Farooqi launched K-Electric’s Women Ambassador Programme “Roshni Baji” at a ceremony at the Tipu Sultan Customer Care Centre of the company in Karachi Monday. This is a first-of-its-kind programme in which the selected women will become ambassadors for Safety and aiming to promote awareness for efficient usage of electricity along with conversion from hook connections within their communities. This initiative is a continuation of KE’s partnership with communities to uplift and empower residents through strengthened access to power, beautification of public spaces and job creation.…

KARACHI: Criticising the federal government for increasing the power tariff, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Sindh’s secretary general and former finance minister Miftah Ismail on Monday said that people will scream when the February’s electricity bill will come. He said the federal government has been robbing the people in the name of fuel adjustment charges. He was addressing a press conference at the Muslim League House. Ismail said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s “incompetent government is not ready to accept responsibility for anything and only blames the previous government of the PML-N for…