More than 70% Schools to be exempted from Load-shed during examinations despite being defaulters of more than PKR 24 Crore – KE
KARACHI, April 10: K-Electric (KE) in its press statement has stated that despite the heavy outstanding dues of the Education Ministry which exceeds PKR 247 Million, the company has now exempted more than 70% of the Matriculation Examination Centers from load shed. KE Press Statement reiterated that the Board of Secondary Education had sent a […]
KE successfully adds 132 KV Aga Khan University Grid Station, worth PKR 1 billion, to its system
Grid will smoothen electricity supply to Aga Khan University and meet future needs of areas of Karachi Karachi, 8th April 2015: At a ceremony held today, K-Electric and the Aga Khan University jointly inaugurated a 132 KV Aga Khan University Grid Station, worth a total investment of PKR 1 billion. With its completion, the Grid […]
Pakistan’s star Wicketkeeper Batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed visits KE House
Former K-Electric Skipper visits KE House where he is awarded for his fantastic performance for Pakistan Karachi 27th March 2014: K-Electric welcomed one of its stars back to its Head Office on Friday to award him for his brave and remarkable performance in the ICC World Cup 2015. Pakistan’s wicketkeeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed met with […]
KE’s 420 MW Coal Conversion Project – NEPRA finally gives Generation License
KE to be the first to produce electricity via coal in the country Karachi, 16th March 2015: K-Electric is pleased to learn that NEPRA has finally approved the Generation License of K-Energy to undertake the Coal Conversion Project of 420 MW at Bin Qasim Power Station 1. This issue had been pending for over a […]
Bank Charges being charged as per NEPRA’s own decision of 2010 and are not part of KE’s tariff – KE Clarifies
NEPRA negates its own earlier decision which is surprising and shows NEPRA’s ill-intentions – Spokesman KE March 13, 2015: K-Electric through its press statement has strongly criticized NEPRA’s role regarding Bank Charges, as the regulatory body itself had directed KE to collect these charges from its consumers. KE has once again clarified its position regarding […]
K-Electric Extends the Due Date of Bill Payments
Karachi, 12th March, 2015: K-Electric has extended the deadline for payments of electricity bills, which were due between 11th and 12th March, 2015 to a new date of 16th March 2015. All banks have been informed to accept the late payment without any penalty, said K-Electric’s spokesperson. He added that the reason for the extension […]
KWSB is KE’s biggest defaulter of over Rs 35 Billion and should stop putting its incompetence on others; – KE Statement
Karachi, 2nd March 2015: K-Electric has come out and rebutted baseless accusations put forward by the Water Board and clarified, that there was no major outage at any of the pumping stations of the KWSB, and it is appalling that KE is blamed for KWSB’s shortcomings and its own mismanagement. Rebutting some of the KWSB […]
K-Electric Wins 3rd Corporate Social Responsibility Business Excellence Award for Its Public Services
Karachi – 29th January, 2015: K-Electric was pleased to announce that the company has earned yet another Corporate Social Responsibility Business Excellence Award for the third consecutive year at the seventh International CSR summit. The event was organized by the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) in collaboration with Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and […]
K-Electric signs Accord signed with China’s CMEC for 700 MW Power Projects – K-Electric
USD 1 BN investment for the Coal-Based generation which will boost KE’s network; Spokesman KE Karachi, 27th January 2015: In order to overcome the growing demand of electricity in the metropolis, KE has signed an accord with one of the biggest Engineering and construction companies in China, called China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), which specializes […]
NTDC's 500kv Line Trips Causes Power Breakdown in most parts of Pakistan Technical Fault in National Grid's Transmission Causes Tripping at KE's Generation Plants: KE
Karachi, 25th January 2015: K-Electric issued a statement in which the company has clarified that the breakdown of 500KV transmission line of National Transmission Dispatch Company (NTDC) was the reason of the breakdown in major areas of Pakistan including Karachi. K-Electric explained that tripping of NTDC transmission line had a cascading effect, resulted in tripping […]