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KE launches Energy Progress-Innovation Challenge

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EU Report KARACHI: Committed to fostering creativity, innovation, and localisation in the energy sector, K-Electric has launched Energy Progress & Innovation Challenge (EPIC) 2025. Building on the resounding success of its pioneering 7/11+ Innovation Challenge introduced in 2022, EPIC will unite entrepreneurs, academia, researchers, and think tanks to develop cutting-edge solutions for the energy industry. Innovators may address K-Electric’s predefined challenge statements or propose their own transformational ideas. This year’s EPIC Challenge spotlights carefully deliberated themes that align with regulatory priorities and key customer challenges, including “Tamper-proof PMT-based load-shedding solutions”…

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K-Electric Proposes Conversion of Jamshoro Plant to Thar Coal

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ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has requested the Power Division to form a Project Steering Committee (PSC) to evaluate a proposal from the EPC contractor, Harbin Electric International (HEI), for converting the 660-MW Jamshoro coal power plant to run on 100% Thar coal. In a letter to the Secretary of Power, KE referred to HEI’s detailed proposal submitted on July 9, 2024, affirming the technical viability of the conversion. KE believes this conversion aligns with the Government of Pakistan’s National Electricity Plan 2023, which emphasizes the indigenization of fuel, and could serve…

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Govt Faces PPP Backlash Over Karachi Blackouts Lawmakers Accuse Government of Downplaying Power Crisis Severity

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ISLAMABAD: Tempers flared in the National Assembly on Friday as PPP lawmakers fiercely criticized K-Electric and the federal government over the ongoing power crisis in Karachi. PPP members challenged the government, asserting they would resign if they failed to prove claims of 16 to 20 hours of daily power outages in the city. They accused the government of downplaying the crisis’s severity. The heated debate emerged amid reports of extensive power outages in several Karachi neighborhoods, including Korangi, Lyari, North Karachi, and Surjani, experiencing over 12 hours of load-shedding daily…

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K-Electric and other power companies declared responsible for overbilling

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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Monday declared K-Electric (KE) and power companies responsible for overbilling electricity consumers, ARY News reported.As per details, the investigation of NEPRA’s inquiry committee held K-electric and DISCOs responsible for over-billing and decided to take legal action against the power distributing authorities.The investigation uncovers that monthly meter readings exceeded 30 days, leading to the issuance of average bills affecting millions of consumers. The Power distributing companies committed malpractices to conceal their wrongdoings and excessive bills were issued to people with less consumption.In…

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K-Electric receives highest federal subsidy of Rs169bn

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ISLAMABAD: The privately-run K-Electric company has been getting the highest Rs169 billion in subsidy from the federal government as compared to the state-run Power Distribution Companies (Discos), as per the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) statistics. The net required subsidy of K-Electric is Rs169 billion and is being fulfilled by the federal government budget. Among the Discos, three are Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco), Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) and Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco), which are subsidising the remaining seven Discos with a total amount of Rs156 billion per…

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