KE vows to Keep Karachi Powered Up During Corona Stay-at-home
Karachi, March 21, 2020: K-Electric remains committed to ensuring customer support in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to ensure continuity of services to customers, KE’s field teams will continue to be on-ground to ensure the city of Karachi stays powered up. However, in light of stringent Government directives to minimize non-essential human […]
Decision to withdraw ISPA not ours: K-Electric
Karachi, March 19, 2020: KE is a responsible corporate entity and follows due process in every aspect of its operations. As such, the withdrawal of Industrial Support Package (ISPA) from July 2019 to December 2019 in the bills issued to industrial consumers is in accordance with the Ministry of Energy’s (MoE) notification and consistent with […]
KE Geared up to Maximize Customer Facilitation amidst the COVID-19 Outbreak
Karachi, March 17, 2020: K-Electric is committed to ensuring seamless customer support in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, whilst taking all necessary precautions and safety measures. The power utility is working according to stipulated World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, to ensure the safety of its employees as well as its customers. KE has enhanced […]
KE Energizes New Grid Station at New Port Qasim
12th March 2020: K-Electric’s Chief Generation & Transmission Officer, Dale Sinkler officially energized the new 220kV grid Station located in New Port Qasim which is the 10th 220 kV grid station in K-Electric’s (KE) fleet. This follows the recent construction and energization of the 220 kV Surjani & 132kV Gulshan grid stations under the USD […]
Illegal and Hazardous Internet and TV Cables being Removed from Electricity Network: K-Electric
Karachi: 07th March 2020 – K-Electric has launched a large-scale operation to remove unauthorized and hazardous cable TV and internet wires illegally encroaching on electricity poles throughout the city. During the operation, KE teams removed over 35,000 kilograms of these cables from its power infrastructure in different parts of the city. These cables and related […]
Mahreen Aziz Khan Appointed as K-Electric’s First Female CxO
Karachi, March 05, 2020 – Mahreen Aziz Khan has joined K-Electric (KE) as the first female CxO since the company’s transformation began in 2009. Ms. Khan is part of the KE Leadership as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer (CMCO) and this also makes her the first female CMCO at the company. After studying law from […]
KE removes hazardous TV/Internet cables from power infrastructure
Karachi: 18 February 2020 – K-Electric (KE) has successfully removed more than 800 meters of unauthorized cable TV and internet wires from its electricity poles in various parts of Gulshan-e-Iqbal. This is part of KE’s ongoing campaign to rid the city’s power infrastructure of encroachments which are not only unwarranted but also pose a severe […]
KE Conducts Annual Preventive Maintenance to Further Enhance Reliability of Electricity Supply
Karachi – January 14, 2020: K-Electric regularly conducts routine annual maintenance and upgrades on its power infrastructure, for which shutdowns are necessary. Planned maintenance and upgrades are often undertaken during the winter months to reduce inconvenience to customers. Registered customers are intimated about upcoming shutdowns via KE’s 8119 SMS service. According to spokesperson KE, “Power […]
K-Electric’s Online Fuel Cost Adjustment Calculator goes Live
Karachi, January 11, 2020: K-Electric (KE) has launched a Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) calculator on its website (https://beta.ke.com.pk/fcacalculator), which will allow consumers to calculate the impact on their monthly bill based on their monthly consumption. The pending FCA as determined by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) would be applied from January 2020 onwards, […]
KE Asserts that the Recent Tariff Adjustment will not be Entirely Applicable on Consumer Bills
Karachi, 3rd January 2020: Spokesperson K-Electric reiterates that different figures ranging from PKR 4 upwards being circulated in media circles as increase in consumer bills are misleading. According to the Spokesperson, “Some News Channels and Publications have quoted a figure of more than PKR 4 being increased in the end consumers’ monthly bills which is […]