Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has reviewed K-Electric’s Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) for 2024–2030 to correct structural flaws that risked creating an unnecessary financial burden on the national budget and giving the private power utility advantages not available to other electricity distribution companies (DISCOs). Power experts …
Read More »K-Electric ownership dispute deepens between Al Jomaih and AsiaPak
Both sides exchange allegations over control claims following reported MoU between Sheharyar Chishty and Saudi Prince Mansour bin Mohammed Al Saud. BeNewz Report KARACHI: The ownership dispute surrounding K-Electric (KE) has intensified as Saudi-based Al Jomaih Power Limited and Pakistan’s AsiaPak Group traded serious accusations over alleged misinformation and attempts …
Read More »Power crisis deepens in Karachi after rains, FIR registered against KE CEO
BeNewz Report KARACHI: Karachi continues to face a worsening power crisis following Tuesday’s heavy rainfall, with several neighborhoods still without electricity after two days of prolonged outages. Residents of North Nazimabad Block A, Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 9, Nanak Wara, Yousuf Goth, and Ramswami remain deprived of power. Other affected areas include …
Read More »Power theft reaches Rs 250bn annually
Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has informed the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Power that the country is suffering electricity theft of Rs 250 billion annually. He further said that K-Electric can now draw up to 600 MW from the national grid, bringing its …
Read More »NEPRA issues show-cause notice to KE over unfair load shedding
Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued a show-cause notice to K-Electric (KE) for failing to follow regulatory instructions regarding load shedding, even though such curtailments are allowed under federal government policy. Dated June 23, the notice came on the same day the Power Division …
Read More »K-Electric’s failure worsens Karachi’s power crisis
Aftab Maken Islamabad: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has come down hard on K-Electric for its worsening performance and failure to provide a stable electricity supply to Karachi. In a strongly worded letter, NEPRA’s Additional Director General Iftikhar Ali Khan highlighted the growing number of public complaints and …
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