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Karachi: In a significant development, the Karachi Awards 2025 jury convened to review this year’s submissions, marking an important step forward for the awards program. Now in its fourth year, this initiative recognizes and celebrates welfare services across Karachi and its surrounding areas. The meeting emphasized the transparency of the awards process while focusing on …
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The National Assembly has revealed that high line losses and rampant electricity theft are the primary causes of prolonged load shedding in Karachi. Areas with 25-30% losses experience up to 6 hours of load shedding daily, while those with more than 30% losses suffer up to 10 hours. The government has claimed that the winter …
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KARACHI: Residents of Lines Area attacked K-Electric (KE) staff during an operation to disconnect illegal power connections, according to a KE press release. The attack occurred in Abysinia Lines (Lines Area) as KE teams worked to remove illegal electricity connections (kunda). Injured staff members were immediately taken to a nearby private hospital for medical treatment. …
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K-Electric (KE), Karachi’s main electricity provider, has announced a scheduled Load Shedding on January 10, 2025. The shutdown will affect 49 out of the city’s 2,001 feeders. The maintenance work will focus on transformers in various areas. KE has confirmed that the maintenance work will take place between 8:00 AM and 6:30 PM. Residents in …
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K-Electric CEO Syed Moonis Abdullah Alvi has publicly addressed recent controversial remarks made by a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member about the attire of a female employee at the company. Alvi took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express his disappointment over the comments and to reaffirm KE’s commitment to gender equity in the workplace. …
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On February 23, 2023, K-Electric (KE) hosted a visit from senior officials of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), led by Member (Technical) Rafique Ahmad Shaikh. The purpose of the visit was to assess KE’s performance and compliance with NEPRA’s regulations, including the Act, Performance Standards (Distribution) Rules 2005, Distribution Code, and other applicable …
Karachi: K-Electric (KE) has taken a step to address climate change by introducing its new “Hara bill”. KE introduced an environmentally friendly bill from this month in November. The idea of the environmentally friendly bill is to prevent over 92 tonnes of paper-based waste from entering Karachi’s landfills. This will also preserve over 4200 trees, …
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Karachi: K-Electric has decided to take action against power theft, as many as 762 anti-power thefts drive across the city in August and has removed 5,384 illegal connections from its service areas. These kunda-removal drives that took place in different parts of the city, including Surjani, New Karachi, Gulistan-e-Johar, Orangi, Liaquatabad, Nazimabad, Bin Qasim, and …
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Karachi: K-Electric’s pioneering Roshni Baji safety ambassador initiative took the center stage at Pakistan’s Pavilion of Dubai Expo 2020 on Friday, with 2 women from the first batch sharing their inspirational journey at the “Women of Pakistan: Leading a Change” event. Organized by the Employers’ Federation of Pakistan (EFP). These Roshni Bajis are breaking ground …
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Karachi: As the gushing winds started blowing in the port city from Friday morning, K-Electric ensured that the power supply to the city remain stable. However, areas with high incidence of theft and kunda usage were preemptively shut down temporarily in the interest of safety of the residents and the power supply was swiftly restored …
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Islamabad: NEPRA will conduct a public hearing today to discuss petition submitted by K-Electric on Fuel Adjustment Charges (FCA) for the month of November 2021 and Quarterly Adjustments for the period July till September 2021. The request made by the utility are in line with the mechanism given in KE’s Multi Year Tariff whereby changes …
Karachi: As Karachi continued to receive light to moderate rain with different intervals throughout the day on Monday, K-Electric ensured sustained power supply to the city. The utility’s team continued to remain vigilant and active throughout sporadic weather conditions and ensured the stability of its power supply network. Areas with high incidence of theft and …
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Karachi: In furtherance of its commitment towards overall development of Karachi, K-Electric has launched the 2nd KHI Awards. The purpose of this awards is to honor and support the organizations that are serving the city of Karachi and working towards its development. Building on the resounding success of 1st KHI Awards, the utility has returned with …
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Karachi: The highly coveted and most prestigious forum for the energy sector across the globe, S&P Global Platts Energy Awards announced K-Electric as the winner for its Roshni Baji Women Ambassador Program under the Corporate Social Responsibility – Diversified Program Category. Often described as the “Oscars” of Energy, the 23rd Annual Awards program was held at …
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Karachi: K-Electric in collaboration with Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), WAPDA and Athletics Federation of Pakistan has organized a two-day sports event titled “Khelo Jaan Sey Nahe Shaan Sey”. This exciting event is being organized for children aged 16 years and under in four categories of athletics competition including Javelin throw, Discus, 100 Meters Race and …
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Karachi: Committed to the aim to expand its portfolio of clean energy, KE has allied with Sindh Energy Department (SED) and the World Bank to develop a solar park with an aggregate capacity of 350 MW under the ambit of the ‘Sindh Solar Energy Project’ (SSEP). The objective of SSEP is to increase solar power …
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Karachi: In continuation with its massive crackdown aimed against power-thieves and defaulters, K-Electric disconnected power supply to parts of Lyari and Malir where the dues cumulatively exceed PKR 2.9 billion. Despite consistent efforts to cooperate with the consumers and offer schemes to facilitate them, Consumers in Lyari gathered in various pockets of the area to …
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Karachi: Marking the success of its initiative taken to facilitate customers in a digital world, K-Electric became the first company in the power sector of Pakistan to achieve 100,000 unique subscribers on its WhatsApp service, that too within a record time of just 68 days, as per Infobip – a global leader in omnichannel communication. The 24/7 …
Karachi: Focused on the future of energy and sustainability of the power sector, K-Electric issued its 2021 Sustainability Report showcasing its efforts to create value in the business and communities it operates. These efforts are part of the company’s continued commitment to make a meaningful contribution towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Since privatization, sustainability …
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Karachi: Continuing its mission to secure Karachi’s energy future and provide its 3.2 million consumers with safe and reliable power, K-Electric (KE) has successfully implemented a ‘Black Start’ capability for the first time in their generation fleet at the Korangi Power Complex (KPC) that is responsible for generating 247 MW of electricity for Karachi. The …
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Karachi: K-Electric release the statement about the honorable court decision on Mehmoodabad grid station, “With reference to the recent news reports about K-Electric Mehmoodabad Grid Station Case, the Honorable Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal on the ground that the Petitioners have come to the Court with unclean hands as the Petitioners are themselves residing …
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Karachi: K-Electric has received an overwhelming response from its customers for provision of uninterrupted power supply to the Karachiites during heavy rainfall in the city. Customers have expressed immense satisfaction over KE’s constant services and appreciated the work of its technical team. چھ سات گھنٹےسے مسلسل بارش کے باوجود بجلی کی بلاتعطل فراہمی پر کے …
Karachi: SSGC will be unable to provide sufficient quantity of gas to KE from 14th to 17th September. A KE Spokesperson has said, “In line with the information received from the SSGC, gas supply to KE will remain curtailed between 14 to 17 September 2021 due to dry docking. SSGC supplies KE around 190 MMCFD …
