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KE Removes Over 1,300 Illegal Connections in Saddar to Combat Power Theft

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KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has intensified its crackdown on electricity theft in Karachi’s Saddar area, removing more than 1,300 illegal connections through 38 anti-theft drives conducted since the beginning of the year. The confiscated “kundas” weighed over 1,700 kilograms, and the initiative has saved around 1.45 million units of electricity, significantly reducing the area’s loss profile. According to KE, these measures have enabled the utility to keep 88 out of 100 feeders in Saddar completely load-shedding free, supplying uninterrupted electricity to key commercial and administrative hubs including Cantt Station, Civil Lines,…

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India’s IWT Suspension May Push Up Power Costs, Warns SDPI Expert

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KARACHI: Dr. Khalid Waheed, Research Fellow at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), has warned that India’s suspension of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) could drive up electricity costs in Pakistan by reducing hydropower generation and forcing reliance on expensive fossil fuels. Speaking at a seminar organised by the Council of Economic and Energy Journalists (CEJ), Dr. Waheed said hydropower remains Pakistan’s cheapest energy source, but even a 1% reduction in river flows could increase generation costs by Rs 5.8 billion. A further one-rupee depreciation of the rupee would add…

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Govt Allocates 222 MMCFD Indigenous Gas to Three Fertiliser Plants

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has approved the allocation of 222 MMCFD indigenous gas from the Ghazij/Shawal reservoir at Mari Gas Field to three fertiliser plants in a bid to stabilise urea and DAP prices. The decision, finalised by a committee led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, will now go before the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) for formal approval. Under the plan, FFC Port Qasim, Fatimafert (Sheikhupura), and Agritech (Daud Khel) will receive 104, 68, and 50 MMCFD respectively. The fertiliser companies will invest over USD…

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Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik Visits Jalalpur Pirwala, Reviews Flood-Affected Gas Pipeline

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Jalalpur Pirwala / Multan:Federal Minister for Petroleum, Mr. Ali Pervaiz Malik, paid a visit to Jalalpur Pirwala today, where he conducted a detailed inspection of the 36-inch diameter gas pipeline damaged in the recent floods. He was accompanied by the Federal Secretary for Petroleum Mr. Momin Agha,Managing Director of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and other senior officials. Petroleum Minister reiterated that public safety and convenience remain the government’s foremost priority, adding that all relevant departments are on high alert to ensure a prompt response to any emergency.He informed…

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Beyond power generation: How China’s Heqi No. 1 explores nuclear energy to cut carbon emissions

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BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 September 2025 – At the Tianwan Nuclear Power Station (TNPS), located in Lianyungang City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, eight nuclear power units are lined up, among which six operational units have a total installed capacity of over 6.6 million kilowatts, supplying approximately 158 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity daily to the East China Power Grid. Today, the station has taken on a new mission: producing industrial steam. In June 2024, Heqi No. 1, China’s first industrial-use nuclear energy steam supply project, was officially put…

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