Hazards of Kundas Highlighted at Awareness Session for 2,000 Riaz Chowk Residents
Karachi, 5th October 2019: K-Electric organized a customer facilitation camp at Riaz Chowk in Korangi, under its flagship community development project, Ujala. More than 2,000 residents visited the camp where they were warned about the safety hazards created by illegal kundas for the entire community and especially children. Over 300 residents also received free eye-checks […]
KE Signs US$ 50M Loan Facility Arranged by Standard Chartered and Askari Bank Limited, Supported by GuarantCo for Upgrading Power Infrastructure
Karachi, Oct 01, 2019: K-Electric has signed a dual-currency US$ 50 million loan agreement which is supported by GuarantCo to undertake upgradation of power infrastructure including the installation of theft-resistant Aerial Bundled Cable (ABC) as well as smart grid solutions. Standard Chartered & Askari Bank Limited are the Mandated Lead Arrangers, with Standard Chartered structuring […]
Load curtailment from NTDC; Parts of Karachi to face brief Load-Management – K-Electric
Karachi, 30th September 2019: The National Grid’s (NTDC) 500kV Hubco-NKI line is under forced outage since 29th September 2019 due to which there is an unforeseen reduction up to 250 MWpower supply from the national grid to the K-Electric system. K-Electric is making all possible efforts to manage the power shortfall created due to this situation in light […]
K-Electric Exempts Areas from Load-shed in Surjani
Karachi: 19th Sep, 2019 – Residents of Surjani led by Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Wasim Qureshi and representatives of different Union Councils recently hosted an event to acknowledge K-Electric’s (KE) recent announcement of infrastructure upgrade and load-shed exemption for areas of Surjani and North Karachi sector 5L, 5M, 5C-1, 5C-3, 5C-4 & 11-A. This […]
K-Electric Reports PKR 12.3 Billion Profit for FY2018
Karachi, September 18, 2019: The Board of Directors of K-Electric Limited in its meeting held on September 18, 2019 at KE head office, approved the Company’s financial results for the year ended 30 June 2018. During the reporting period, over PKR 44 billion has been invested in generation, transmission and distribution while KE’s key financial […]
KE Continues Drive against Dangerous Kundas, TV and Internet Cables on Power Infrastructure
Karachi, September 13, 2019: In continuation of K-Electric’s drive against kundas, TV cables, internet wires and illegal streetlights which were encroaching on power infrastructure throughout the city, The power utility has successfully removed more than 150 illegal connections from Sector 11A, 17A and 18A in North Karachi. Furthermore, power supply to Nooruddin Goth has been […]
KE’s drive against encroachment of electricity infrastructure gains steam
Karachi, September 03, 2019: K-Electric continues operation to remove kundas and illegal streetlights which were encroaching on electric infrastructure throughout the city. During the operation the power utility successfully removed more than 600 illegal hooks from Gulshan, Malir. 130 illegal streetlights along with wires and switches being used for various lighting purpose were also removed […]
KE Initiates Drive Against Dangerous TV and Internet Cables on Power Infrastructure
Karachi, Aug 22, 2019: K-Electric has launched a large-scale operation to remove unauthorized cable TV and internet wires which are encroaching on KE poles throughout the city. During the operation today, KE removed nearly 1,400 KGs of illegal cables and kundas from its infrastructure in parts of Tipu Sultan, KMCHS, Khayaban-e-Shamsheer in DHA and surrounding […]
Internet and TV Cables on KE Poles are Dangerous – K-Electric Official tells Commissioner Karachi
Karachi, 21st August 2019: Chief Distribution Officer (CDO) K-Electric, Amer Zia met with Commissioner Karachi, Iftikhar Ali Shallwani at the Commissioner Office with regard to the power utility’s widely announced move to clear away the TV and internet cables, illegal light switches and other equipment encroaching on KE infrastructure. KE has already published public notices […]