Hydropower

Islamabad: Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) granted conditional approval for the Dasu hydropower project, now priced at a staggering Rs1.74 trillion—a 240% increase from its original estimate. …

Islamabad, 7 May, 2025: Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower infrastructure has reportedly suffered damage as cross-border hostilities between Pakistan and India intensified, with Pakistan’s military attributing the strike to a recent series of …

ISLAMABAD: Defending the increase from an original estimate of Rs487 billion to Rs1.737 trillion, Wapda attributed the ballooning cost to factors beyond its control, including a decade-long delay, currency depreciation, and …

ISLAMABAD, March 17: Power generation in Pakistan saw a significant decline in February 2025, falling to 6,945 GWh, a sharp 15% decrease from the previous month, signaling a potential slowdown …

The facility is expected to provide relief in oil and gas import bill and ease pressure on foreign exchange reserves.