{"id":12696,"date":"2015-03-09T18:15:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T13:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=12696"},"modified":"2017-12-11T12:31:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T07:31:09","slug":"bahria-town-and-k-electric-sign-multi-billion-rupee-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/bahria-town-and-k-electric-sign-multi-billion-rupee-deal.html","title":{"rendered":"Bahria Town and K-Electric sign multi-billion rupee deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Untitled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12697 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Untitled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bahria Town K-Electric sing an agreement\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Untitled-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Untitled-1-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Untitled-1-537x313.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bahria Town, one of the largest real estate developers in Pakistan, and K-Electric (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company Ltd) have recently inked a multi-billion rupee deal to add up to 500 megawatts of electricity to Pakistan\u2019s largest and most populous metropolis Karachi.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement was signed by Bahria Town Vice Chief Executive Mr Zain Malik and K-Electric Chief Executive Mr Tayyab Tareen.<br \/>\nAs per agreement, Bahria Town and K-Electric will set up two power plants (one coal-powered and the other, liquefied natural gas (LNG)powered) within a period of 3 to 4 years to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity to Bahria Town Karachi.<\/p>\n<p>According to a news source, Bahria Town and K-Electric will also use the latest technologies to curb line losses and enhance electricity supply.<\/p>\n<p>Bahria Town Founder Mr Malik Riaz told reporters that Bahria Town Karachi had opened up a number of business and employment opportunities in Karachi, adding that Bahria Town Karachi featuring grand mosque, night safari, golf course, theme park, hospital, university and shopping mall would bring a remarkable change in the Karachi lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>The signing of the agreement between Bahria Town and K-Electric clearly indicates that Bahria Town Karachi will get electricity supply round-the-clock, which in my opinion, is not \u2018a big deal\u2019 for Bahria Town, as the provision of electricity 24\/7 is a Bahria Town hallmark in its previous projects as well. Delivery of the project and property prices in the locality are important aspects that investors and prospective homeowners are more concerned about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bahria Town, one of the largest real estate developers in Pakistan, and K-Electric (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company Ltd) have recently inked a multi-billion rupee deal to add up to 500 megawatts of electricity to Pakistan\u2019s largest and most populous metropolis Karachi. The agreement was signed by Bahria Town Vice Chief Executive Mr Zain Malik and K-Electric Chief Executive Mr Tayyab Tareen. As per agreement, Bahria Town and K-Electric will set up two power plants (one coal-powered and the other, liquefied natural gas (LNG)powered) within a period of 3 to 4 years to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity to Bahria Town Karachi. According to a news source, Bahria Town and K-Electric will also use the latest technologies to curb line losses and enhance electricity supply. Bahria Town Founder Mr Malik Riaz told reporters that Bahria Town Karachi had opened up a number of business and employment opportunities in Karachi, adding that Bahria Town Karachi featuring grand mosque, night safari, golf course, theme park, hospital, university and shopping mall would bring a remarkable change in the Karachi lifestyle. The signing of the agreement between Bahria Town and K-Electric clearly indicates that Bahria Town Karachi will get electricity supply round-the-clock,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":12697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-12696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bahria Town and K-Electric sign multi-billion rupee deal - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bahria Town, one of the largest real estate developers in Pakistan, and K-Electric (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company Ltd) have recently\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/bahria-town-and-k-electric-sign-multi-billion-rupee-deal.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bahria Town and K-Electric sign multi-billion rupee deal - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bahria Town, one of the largest real estate developers in Pakistan, and K-Electric (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company Ltd) have recently\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/bahria-town-and-k-electric-sign-multi-billion-rupee-deal.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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