Electricity
LESCO Ensures Uninterrupted Power Supply During Basant Festival in Lahore
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Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has announced a comprehensive electricity supply schedule to ensure uninterrupted power during the three-day Basant festival. LESCO Chief Muhammad Ramzan…
Scheduled Power Outages Announced by IESCO Across Major Cities
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The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has announced a scheduled electricity outage across multiple areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, and Jhelum on Thursday, January…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi Electricity Shutdown Announced by IESCO
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The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has announced a scheduled electricity suspension on Sunday across multiple sectors of Islamabad and Rawalpindi due to essential maintenance…
Pakistan Seeks UN ESCAP Help for Energy Transition Plan
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Pakistan has sought technical and policy support from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) to develop a…
Solar Streetlights in Karachi Expand to Key City Areas
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The installation of solar streetlights in Karachi is moving ahead on several of the city’s busiest roads as part of a large-scale effort to reduce…
Pakistan Hydel Output Hits Record in November
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Pakistan’s electricity sector recorded a historic hydel output in November, with 3,153 GWh generated 10.2% higher than last year and the highest ever for the…
Bahria Town Lahore Faces Total Blackout as Residents Blame NAB
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Residents of Bahria Town Lahore are currently facing a severe power crisis. As of November 28, 2025, a complete blackout has gripped the area, causing…
Pakistan’s Power Sector Circular Debt Hits PKR 1.6 Trillion in July 2025
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Pakistan’s power sector circular debt stood at PKR 1.6 trillion in July 2025, compared to PKR 2.3 trillion in July 2024. The latest figures highlight…
NEPRA Directed to Oversee Flood Damaged Infrastructure Restoration
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ISLAMABAD – The Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat met at NEPRA headquarters under the chairmanship of Malik Ibrar Ahmad. The committee instructed the National Electric…
Google Doubles Energy Use, Pushes for Carbon-Free Future
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Google’s latest sustainability report reveals a staggering increase in electricity consumption. In 2024, the tech giant’s data centers consumed 30.8 million megawatt-hours of electricity, more…
Pakistan’s Energy Use Per GDP Among Region’s Highest, Says World Bank Report
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Pakistan’s energy intensity, the amount of energy needed to produce $1 of GDP, was 4.2 megajoules (million joules, MJ) per United States dollar (US$), compared…
KP suffers daily loss of Rs583 million due to power theft
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) continues to bear the brunt of systemic power sector issues, as electricity theft and technical shortfalls cost the province over Rs193 billion…
Industrial Consumers Slam Rising Fuel Cost Adjustment
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ISLAMABAD: Industrial power consumers have raised serious concerns over the escalating fuel cost adjustment (FCA), criticising it as a direct contradiction to the government’s pledges…
