World Published 21 Oct, 2024 11:06am Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba amid widespread power outage Storm strucks shortly after the collapse of the country's largest power plant
Pakistan Updated 27 Jan, 2023 01:15pm Power outage caused by excess electricity production, says govt inquiry Situation worsened after north and south transmission lines were separated
Pakistan Published 13 Oct, 2022 03:49pm Generators keep Karachi airport operational during massive outage Flight operations continue uninterrupted
Pakistan Updated 14 Oct, 2022 09:54am Electricity ‘fully restored’ in country, claims energy ministry At least 27 districts of Balochistan were deprived of power till Friday morning
Pakistan Published 30 Jun, 2022 04:50pm Guide to Pakistan’s power shortage Urban areas face 6-18 hours of load-shedding while rural areas face around 18 hours
Business & Economy Published 13 Jun, 2022 05:43pm Amid energy shortfall, NEPRA incease electricity price K-Electric, lifelife consumers exempt from Rs3.99 per unit increase
Pakistan Published 09 Jun, 2022 05:16pm Maryam Nawaz blames PTI-led govt for prolonged power outages Says the incumbent government is working day and night to bring the country out of the economic crisis
Pakistan Updated 07 Jun, 2022 02:17pm Govt says loadshedding to be reduced to 3.5 hours from today Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says outages to be reduced even further with import of coal over next few days
World Published 01 May, 2022 06:45pm Extreme heatwave in India worsens severe shortage of coal for power generation India and Pakistan have been suffering from extreme heatwaves this year, melting pavements and triggering health and fire alerts
Pakistan Published 26 Apr, 2022 07:56pm PM Shehbaz directs to end load-shedding in country by May 1 The premier says district administration in rural areas should make sure that the farmers do not face any difficulty in getting diesel
Pakistan Published 25 Apr, 2022 08:37pm Current load-shedding result of PTI’s inefficient power policies: PM Shehbaz The premier says the PTI-led government neither purchased fuel in time nor repaired power plants
Pakistan Updated 24 Apr, 2022 08:02pm PM Shehbaz orders to take emergency measures to significantly reduce power outage The prime minister says he will not sit back till people get rid of this problem
World Published 31 Mar, 2022 12:32pm Power cuts in Sri Lanka could continue into May Many parts of the crisis-hit country currently faced up to 13 hours without electricity
World Published 03 Mar, 2022 11:52am Taiwan restoring power after outage that hit 5m homes Hydro and other power plants are being brought on line to provide electricity