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Staff Reporter The closure ceremony of the Balakot Hydropower Project, a landmark initiative of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was held today to celebrate a major step forward in Pakistan’s renewable energy development. The project, executed by the China Energy Engineering Group (Energy China) through its subsidiary Gezhouba Third Engineering Co., Ltd., will produce 300…
Staff Reporter SAHIWAL The 1320MW Sahiwal Coal Fired Power Plant stands as a shining example of technological progress and energy cooperation between China and Pakistan under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). As Pakistan’s first supercritical coal-based power project, it introduced advanced technologies that set new standards for efficiency, reliability, and environmental protection in the…
LAHORE: A comprehensive seminar on breast cancer awareness was organized at the Police Training College, Chuhng, Lahore, in collaboration with Hemal Pharmaceutical. The event was attended by a large number of female trainees and police officers. DIG Establishment-I, Dr. Suleman Sultan Rana, graced the occasion as the chief guest. In his address, he emphasized that…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 (APP): Significant progress has been achieved on the World Bank-funded 500kV Tarbela 5th Extension Transmission Line Project, which has recorded 87.5 percent physical and 87 percent financial completion by the end of September 2025 The project, a vital component of the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), is being implemented by a joint…
Staff Reporter SAHIWAL On 1 October, the planned maintenance for Unit-2 of the 1320 MW Sahiwal coal-fired power plant went offline for an intensive, month-long program of inspections, repairs, and optimization that is scheduled to finish in the last week of October. This routine but critical outage brings together every specialty on site: Instrumentation &…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22 (APP): Pakistan is collaborating with a wide range of international organizations, development partners and private stakeholders to establish National Carbon Trading Framework, which will not only strengthen its climate governance but also monetize climate actions. Muhammad Saleem Shaikh, Climate Analyst at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, told Wealth Pakistan…
Staff Reporter On 28 October 2025, the Sahiwal Coal-Fired Power Plant will mark eight years since it entered commercial operation, a milestone that invites reflection not only on dates and capacity numbers, but on how a single, well-engineered power station transformed supply reliability in one of Pakistan’s most heavily loaded regions. Since commercial operation began…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (APP): The Punjab Livestock Department has disbursed Rs370 million among farmers under its livestock loan scheme, as the province pushes ahead with the second phase of the initiative aimed at enhancing milk and meat production. Dr. Haider Ali Khan, Director of the Punjab Livestock Department, told Wealth Pakistan that under the ongoing…
Karachi, Pakistan – In a heartfelt gesture of remembrance, Dr. Anosh Ahmed launched a free meal distribution campaign at Jinnah Hospital Karachi for the Eesal-e-Sawab of his late father, Nadeem Muhammad Ahmed. The campaign focused on the Children’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where families of critically ill children often wait for days, far from their…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP): The Dhabeji Grid Station project in Sindh, a key component of Pakistan’s energy transmission upgrade, has achieved nearly 80 per cent physical progress and is on track to become fully operational by December 2025, officials confirmed on Monday. Financed through the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), the 220/132kV Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS)…
