KE removes hazardous TV/Internet cables from power infrastructure
Karachi: 18 February 2020 – K-Electric (KE) has successfully removed more than 800 meters of unauthorized cable TV and internet wires from its electricity poles in various parts of Gulshan-e-Iqbal. This is part of KE’s ongoing campaign to rid the city’s power infrastructure of encroachments which are not only unwarranted but also pose a severe […]
KE Conducts Annual Preventive Maintenance to Further Enhance Reliability of Electricity Supply
Karachi – January 14, 2020: K-Electric regularly conducts routine annual maintenance and upgrades on its power infrastructure, for which shutdowns are necessary. Planned maintenance and upgrades are often undertaken during the winter months to reduce inconvenience to customers. Registered customers are intimated about upcoming shutdowns via KE’s 8119 SMS service. According to spokesperson KE, “Power […]
K-Electric’s Online Fuel Cost Adjustment Calculator goes Live
Karachi, January 11, 2020: K-Electric (KE) has launched a Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) calculator on its website (https://www.ke.com.pk/fcacalculator), which will allow consumers to calculate the impact on their monthly bill based on their monthly consumption. The pending FCA as determined by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) would be applied from January 2020 onwards, […]
KE Asserts that the Recent Tariff Adjustment will not be Entirely Applicable on Consumer Bills
Karachi, 3rd January 2020: Spokesperson K-Electric reiterates that different figures ranging from PKR 4 upwards being circulated in media circles as increase in consumer bills are misleading. According to the Spokesperson, “Some News Channels and Publications have quoted a figure of more than PKR 4 being increased in the end consumers’ monthly bills which is […]
Signing Ceremony of Shariah Pronouncement for KE’s upcoming PKR 25 billion SUKUK
Karachi, Dec 12, 2019: K-Electric plans to issue Pakistan’s largest ever retail-listed Sukuk worth PKR 25 billion (including PKR 5 billion green shoe option). Picture shows members of the Transaction Shariah Advisory Board signing the Shariah Pronouncement for the Issue at the KE head office. Senior members of KE, HBL and NBP management can also […]
Apprentices complete training under KE Apprenticeship Programme
Karachi, December 3, 2019: Aimed at enhancing employability of workforce through skill development, mentoring and on-job training, K-Electric initiated a two-year Apprenticeship Programme in 2017 with a first batch of over 30 apprentices and the vision to train hundreds more across areas of generation, distribution and transmission. Recently the first batch of 38 distribution apprentices […]
K-Electric, Engro Energy sign MoU to set up Karachi’s First waste-to-energy Plant
Karachi, November 25, 2019: Aimed at reducing the climate change impact by converting Karachi’s municipal solid waste into indigenous and renewable resource of energy, K-Electric and Engro Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a 50MW Solid Waste to Energy Plant at an estimated cost of US$ 175 million. The MoU was signed […]
12MW Grid Energized to Facilitate Getz Pharma’s New Plant
Karachi, November 20, 2019: K-Electric (KE) has energized a dedicated 12-megawatt grid along with a dedicated 132kV distribution system to facilitate Getz Pharma’s new manufacturing/production facility in Korangi industrial area. The ceremony was attended by Khalid Mahmood, MD & CEO Getz Pharma and Moonis Alvi, CEO, KE along with their respective teams. According to Moonis […]
KE Apprises FBATI about Investment in Power Value Chain
Karachi – November 19, 2019: A KE delegation headed by CEO Moonis Alvi met with the Federal B Area Association of Trade & Industry (FBATI) as part of the power utility’s drive to further improve industry facilitation through closer coordination. President of Federal B Area Association of Trade & Industry (FBATI) Abdullah Abid spoke about […]
KE, KFC sign MoU for Centralized Billing solution
Karachi, November 13, 2019: In line with its commitment to facilitating industrial and commercial customers K-Electric signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KFC/Gray Mackenzie Restaurants International to add them to a growing list of corporate consumers who are benefiting from KE’s Centralized Billing Mechanism (CBM)/Single Billing Solution payment system. The agreement was signed by […]