KE Energizes New Grid Station at New Port Qasim
12th March 2020: K-Electric’s Chief Generation & Transmission Officer, Dale Sinkler officially energized the new 220kV grid Station located in New Port Qasim which is the 10th 220 kV grid station in K-Electric’s (KE) fleet. This follows the recent construction and energization of the 220 kV Surjani & 132kV Gulshan grid stations under the USD […]
Illegal and Hazardous Internet and TV Cables being Removed from Electricity Network: K-Electric
Karachi: 07th March 2020 – K-Electric has launched a large-scale operation to remove unauthorized and hazardous cable TV and internet wires illegally encroaching on electricity poles throughout the city. During the operation, KE teams removed over 35,000 kilograms of these cables from its power infrastructure in different parts of the city. These cables and related […]
Mahreen Aziz Khan Appointed as K-Electric’s First Female CxO
Karachi, March 05, 2020 – Mahreen Aziz Khan has joined K-Electric (KE) as the first female CxO since the company’s transformation began in 2009. Ms. Khan is part of the KE Leadership as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer (CMCO) and this also makes her the first female CMCO at the company. After studying law from […]
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 […]