According to Pakistan's vernacular media, people in many areas in Gilgit City are forced to live in darkness for the past one week due to no electricity.
The issues facing the NJHP project indicate a deeper problem in Pak-China cooperation in the power sector. Pakistan owes around PKR300 billion to the Chinese independent power producers (IPPs) and the liability has become a sore point in the bilateral relations.
Amid the huge gap between the demand and supply of electricity in Pakistan and low foreign reserves, Islamabad, faced with a dire situation has advised its citizens to normalise power consumption, according to a report.
Muzaffarabad [PoK], July 7 (ANI): Amid the continuous shortage of fuel and electricity in Pakistan, the country received yet another shock after its mega 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has been shut down due to major cracks in the tailrace tunnel.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr. 1 (ANI): A Chinese firm, Sinohydro, will be able to generate 610 MW of electricity in Pakistan after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.