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Energy minister fires seven NTDC officials over project delays

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Energy Minister Awais Leghari, has ordered the immediate dismissal of seven senior officials from the National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) over negligence and delays in critical infrastructure projects, the Power Division announced on Wednesday. Among those removed are Deputy Managing Director, two General Managers, Chief Financial Officer, and three chief engineers. The move follows a high-level performance review meeting, during which the minister expressed serious concern over inefficiencies and their mounting economic cost. “The NTDC board has been directed to show zero tolerance for delays,” Leghari said in the…

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Seven Senior NTDC Officials Removed Over Delays and Poor Performance

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ISLAMABAD – In a major shake-up at the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), seven top officials have been removed from their posts due to project delays, inefficiencies, and overall poor performance. The action was taken on the directive of Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Leghari, who recently voiced serious concerns over the lack of progress on key energy infrastructure projects. According to a statement issued by the Power Division, those removed include Deputy Managing Director (Planning) Qaiser Khan, Chief Financial Officer Waseem Saadar Sheikh, two general managers, and…

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NTDC-KE Interconnection Project to Play Vital Role in Providing Affordable Power to Karachi: Sindh Energy Minister

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KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the interconnection project between K-Electric (KE) and the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) will play a key role in ensuring the supply of affordable electricity to consumers in Karachi. He made these remarks while chairing a high-level review meeting on the project. The session was attended by KE CEO Moonis Alvi, NEPRA Member (Technical) Rafiq Shaikh, NTDC Managing Director Muhammad Waseem, and other key officials. During the meeting, the KE CEO and NEPRA representative briefed the minister on…

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World Bank Likely to Approve $425 Million NTMP-I Restructuring Project Extension Aims to Strengthen Pakistan’s Power Transmission System

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ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is expected to approve the restructuring of the National Transmission Modernization Project-I (NTMP-I), a $425 million initiative aimed at enhancing the capacity and reliability of Pakistan’s power transmission network while modernizing key operations of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC). According to official documents, this marks the third restructuring of the project and the second phase of a planned two-stage extension. The proposed changes include extending the project’s closing date by 20 months, shifting from April 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026. With previous adjustments…

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SCADA-III project: achieves major milestone

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SCADA-III project: achieves major milestone February 27, 2025 LAHORE: The National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) has successfully achieved a milestone in the SCADA-III project with partial activation of the new Control Room and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system becoming partially live, installed at the National Power Control Centre (NPCC), Islamabad. The system was inaugurated by the Managing Director NTDC, Engr. Muhammad Waseem Younas and senior NTDC officers on Wednesday. Earlier, Chief Engineer SCADA-III, Engr. Sumair Memon briefed the management about the project. It was apprised that 75%…

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