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Pakistan on its way to challenge Denmark?

So says Special Assistant on Petroleum, Nadeem Babar for how the government is pursuing the renewable energy focus for e

Updated 02 Dec, 2019 11:45am

Power Generation

Energy complexities resurface

We are in the season of low energy demand – air-conditioning demand is falling in power sector while heating need is not

Updated 23 Oct, 2019 01:56pm

Power Generation

HUBC in FY19

During FY19, power generation from furnace oil declined by 60 percent year-on-year, where its share in total power gener

Updated 13 Sep, 2019 06:20am

Power Generation

Record high power generation

Pakistan generated its highest ever electricity in July 2019 at 14.2 billion units. It seems the demand is gradually mak

Updated 30 Aug, 2019 05:04am

Power Generation

Coal power additions

Where the previous government had spurred activity in infrastructure and development projects, the same has been missing

Published 20 Aug, 2019 05:41am

Power Generation

Power generation (& cost) rebound

Having gone down sequentially for five straight months, power generation has made a comeback of sorts in the last two mo

Updated 30 Jul, 2019 10:01am

Power Generation

Power generation fuel imports

Pakistan’s improved energy generation mix and reduced import bill in FY19 are being celebrated the most. A shift from FO

Published 23 Jul, 2019 06:12am

Power Generation

Haunted by capacity charge

China Pakistan Economic Corridor brought with itself a huge opportunity to address the lacunas of the power sector: powe

Published 22 Jul, 2019 06:19am

Power Generation

Capacity payments nearing trillion rupees

Power tariffs are all set to further increase as the second half FY19 tariff adjustment is nearing. And soon after, the

Published 19 Jul, 2019 06:41am

Power Generation

Energy prices: Industries take the brunt

Much focus has been on the energy prices’ impact on domestic consumers. Given the quantum of increase in some cases, it

Published 12 Jul, 2019 06:33am

Power Generation

Pricier power ahead

Of prior actions leading to the IMF programme, energy sector leads the way. The IMF country report on Pakistan and Pakis

Published 11 Jul, 2019 06:42am

Power Generation

Discos in a rut

Whether its operation performance or the authenticity of their data reporting, the power distribution companies’ (DISCOs

Published 09 Jul, 2019 05:10am

Power Generation

A breakthrough for KEL

Karachi Electric Limited (PSX: KEL) announced its much delayed financial performance for FY17 just recently. This came a

Published 08 Jul, 2019 06:44am

Power Generation

The unnoticed power tariff hike

Gas tariffs were not the only ones that have gone up with effect from July 1, 2019. Only that the power tariffs were not

Updated 08 Jul, 2019 09:30am

Power Generation

Net metering: flawed economics?

Net-metering is rapidly catching on in the country. The fall in solar panel costs and the incentive of selling electrici

Published 02 Jul, 2019 06:16am

Power Generation

Renewables the name of the game?

The increasing share of renewables in the country’s power generation mix is a healthy sign. And these signs have been ge

Published 01 Jul, 2019 06:38am

Power Generation

Power demand resurfaces

Whether it is the soaring temperatures or a slight revival in economic activities or a combination of both – the power g

Published 24 Jun, 2019 06:06am

Power Generation

Power subsidies won’t be enough

Power sector subsidies for inter-disco tariff differential in the outgoing year are slated to be overrun by Rs25 billion

Published 18 Jun, 2019 06:27am

Power Generation

Coal losing favour

The number of coal power plants in the country has grown substantially on the back of both investments through CPEC as w

Published 03 Jun, 2019 07:01am

Power Generation

Promoting efficient buildings

Energy efficiency is an important aspect when it comes to energy management. The importance of the sector can be gauged

Published 24 May, 2019 06:14am

Power Generation

Electricity: demand low, cost not so

Power generation in March 2019 at 9.7 billion units stood 4 percent lower year-on-year. This marks five months on the tr

Published 23 May, 2019 05:47am

Power Generation

Global energy investment stable

After three years of decline, the global energy investment managed to achieve stability in 2018. The International Energ

Published 21 May, 2019 07:27am

Power Generation

Capacity payments: the elephant in the room

Every Joe on the street is talking about inflation, especially the one that the upcoming IMF programme is expected to br

Published 16 May, 2019 06:09am

Power Generation

2018 – a year for hydropower

A lot of the times, hydropower generation is not clubbed with renewable energy, but rather talked about separately. Some

Updated 20 May, 2019 06:31am

Power Generation

Government wins on power tariffs

The deal is done. You may never come to know what the delay of two days all about was. But from the look of things, the

Published 14 May, 2019 05:39am

Power Generation

Renewables require framework

Looking to shake things up in the renewable sector, the PTI government has come up with its own renewable energy policy.

Published 14 May, 2019 05:23am

Power Generation

Power tariffs: how (not) to raise?

Power tariffs will rise. With or without the IMF. The IMF’s wishes will be known soon. The word is that the Fund wants t

Published 13 May, 2019 05:54am

Power Generation

Power tariffs: tough sell

Power tariffs are again in the news. The latest revision came a few months back at the start of New Year. There are talk

Published 10 May, 2019 04:47am

Power Generation

Bears in the coal market

Thermal coal prices are globally under immense pressure as demand recedes in key markets and trade tensions continue bet

Published 10 May, 2019 04:38am

Power Generation

KAPCO – up on weaker currency

Kot Addu Power Company Limited (PSX: KAPCO) announced a significant jump in earnings in 9MFY19 and 3QFY19 recently, the

Published 10 May, 2019 04:34am

Power Generation

Renewable policy needs consensus

The adoption of renewable energy is taking place at a rapid pace globally. More and more countries are ditching conventi

Updated 13 May, 2019 05:15am

Power Generation

Petroleum revenues hard to come by

U-turns have been plenty. Consider the petrol price joke one as well. Why defer the inevitable if you cannot sustain it?

Published 08 May, 2019 06:45am

Power Generation

HUBC – banking on coal

Hub Power Company Limited (PSX: HUBC) announced a 4 percent year-on-year increase in its consolidated earnings for 9MFY1

Updated 06 May, 2019 06:50am

Power Generation

Say no to imported-fuel power

An integrated energy plan is the need of the hour where all energy producing and consuming sources are seen with one len

Published 02 May, 2019 06:37am

Power Generation

Power generation dips

Power generation in March 2019 went down by 12 percent year-on-year to 7.4 billion units – the biggest year-on-year decl

Published 22 Apr, 2019 06:15am

Power Generation

EPQL in 1QFY19

Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited (PSX: EPQL), a subsidiary of Engro Energy Limited, formerly known as Engro Powergen Limi

Published 18 Apr, 2019 06:24am

Power Generation

Power planning – half-baked

Rumour has it that the recently issued Medium Term Economic Framework (METF) was released half cooked. Just going throug

Published 15 Apr, 2019 07:06am

Power Generation

Power unfunded subsidies

“There will be no unfunded subsidy in the coming budget,” said Nadeem Babar, Chairperson Energy Reforms Task Force, in

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:56am

Power Generation

Hascol bitten by exchange losses

Hascol Petroleum Limited has gained a lot of prominence in the downstream oil and gas sector in no time by capitalising

Published 05 Apr, 2019 06:20am

Power Generation

Doing away with pricing

Any sector where the government is in the business of fixing pricing, there is some sort of circular debt. Energy is on

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:23am

Power Generation

Energy demand forecast - far from reality

The problem in Pakistan’s economy is lack of ground research while decisions are made on arbitrary demand forecasts at s

Published 02 Apr, 2019 07:00am

Power Generation

SBP calls for power sector overhaul

The special section in the SBP’s latest State of Pakistan’s Economy report on the fiscal burden of State-Owned Enterpris

Published 27 Mar, 2019 05:39am

Power Generation

A big no to extend Tapal Energy PPA

There is a tariff petition filed by Tapal Energy to NEPRA to extend Power purchase agreement [PPA] of its Furnace Oil [F

Published 22 Mar, 2019 06:27am

Power Generation

A little too late?

The country’s power generation mix is most diversified today. With depleting natural gas reserves, and financially burde

Published 22 Mar, 2019 06:11am

Power Generation

Power: generation down, cost up

The power generation in February 2019 went down by 6 percent year-on-year to 6.4 billion units – lowest in 24 months. Th

Published 20 Mar, 2019 05:27am

Power Generation

Power: keep paying for inefficiencies

The fuel cost for burning furnace oil to generate power in the last two months is 38 percent of the total bill. The furn

Published 04 Mar, 2019 05:39am

Power Generation

Energy sector crippling again

Six months down the road, government has yet to show any actionable performance in handling the energy mess. Inefficienc

Published 26 Feb, 2019 05:31am

Power Generation

UBL: profits down

Circular debt continues to be a headache for the IPPs, which exceeds Rs1 trillion now, as their receivables and payables

Published 25 Feb, 2019 05:47am

Power Generation

The ACWA bet

The Saudi visit has fuelled optimism all around. Out of the 27 MoUs signed, the one with leading Saudi renewable firm AC

Published 20 Feb, 2019 06:06am

Power Generation

Power generation goes dearer

Pakistan’s power system has a power generation dependable capacity of 30590 MW. Good enough to take care of peak demand

Published 19 Feb, 2019 05:03am

Power Generation

Power sector: is there any plan?

There is ample power generation capacity in Pakistan today. And credit to those who made it happen. There will still be

Published 11 Feb, 2019 07:06am

Power Generation

Fiscal problem: petroleum taxes

Fiscal deficit has been making rounds everywhere – and the government is reportedly falling short of over Rs150 billion.

Published 07 Feb, 2019 06:57am

Power Generation

EPQL steady in CY18

Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited (PSX: EPQL) announced its annual financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2

Published 06 Feb, 2019 06:14am

Power Generation

Privatising power transmission

There has long been a strong case for privatization of the power transmission network in Pakistan. For the faithless, Ne

Published 01 Feb, 2019 06:23am

Power Generation

Power transmission: the step child

For anyone wishing to believe that power outages will vanish anytime soon, Nepra’s recently released report on the state

Published 23 Jan, 2019 06:47am

Power Generation

Coal romance not cool

It is refreshing to find out that at a recent webinar arranged by Pakistan Business Council’s Centre of Excellence in Re

Updated 22 Jan, 2019 08:02am

Power Generation

Power: FO refuses to go

Pakistan may well be having all those additional megawatts in the system, but they are surely are not being put all into

Published 18 Jan, 2019 05:48am

Power Generation

T&D loses: keep paying for inefficiencies

That Pakistan’s power distribution system has been rotten, is a well established fact. That the efforts to clean it up a

Published 11 Jan, 2019 06:42am

Power Generation

Power tariffs: who will foot the bill?

The power tariffs have finally been notified. Nearly three-fourth of power units will either be sold at similar or subst

Published 10 Jan, 2019 06:23am

Power Generation

Power: load-shedding to be back?

The Cabinet Committee on Energy was briefed by the Power Division of the position for the upcoming six months. And not a

Published 01 Jan, 2019 06:54am

Power Generation

HUBCO – rising coal stakes promising

If there’s one company that has been snatching the limelight in the power sector, it has to be Hub Power Company Limited

Published 01 Jan, 2019 06:41am

Power Generation

Privatizing R-LNG power plants

The way Pakistan’s energy sector has developed over the years comes as a stark contrast to what was originally envisione

Published 28 Dec, 2018 06:20am

Power Generation

Power: low demand, high charges

Pakistan generated 7.5 billion units of electricity in November 2018. This is an increase of 5 percent year-on-year. Pak

Published 20 Dec, 2018 05:53am

Power Generation

Renewable energy: policy needed

Despite an evolving energy mix in the past few years, Pakistan still utilizes a paltry share of renewable energy. This i

Published 19 Dec, 2018 06:21am

Power Generation

A case for higher power consumption

Reportedly, the differences between government and the IMF have narrowed down to exchange rate and electricity prices; i

Updated 19 Dec, 2018 06:57am

Power Generation

CPPA needs a push

There are no two opinions when it comes to Pakistan moving towards a competitive electricity market system. However, whe

Published 17 Dec, 2018 06:40am

Power Generation

Power(ful) scenarios!

There are two grid operating systems in Pakistan- NTDC and K-Electric (KE). While in NTDC, efficiencies and capacities h

Published 11 Dec, 2018 05:36am

Power Generation

Revision of power returns

The rate of return on power projects has been the subject of much debate over the years. Many have criticised the high r

Published 11 Dec, 2018 05:31am

Power Generation

CPPA-G becomes market operator

The power sector in Pakistan is structurally flawed. Being the most dominant player sector, the government has failed to

Published 07 Dec, 2018 05:58am

Power Generation

Power sector needs powerful centre

The government may well have the right intent for reforms; but nothing is possible without adequate capacity. The lack o

Published 20 Nov, 2018 06:20am

Power Generation

Hydropower sustainability: a myth?

Over the last 10 years, erratic weather patterns have made developing countries feel the impact of climate change. It is

Updated 14 Nov, 2018 07:00am

Power Generation

Fall in power generation

The recently released power generation data by Nepra comes as a surprise. In October, 2018 there was a 5.9 percent fall

Published 14 Nov, 2018 06:38am

Power Generation

Tariffs done – reforms must be next in

Power tariffs went up by one-third of what the regulator had proposed. In percentage terms, the increase averages out at

Published 29 Oct, 2018 06:41am

Power Generation

A look into the renewables

Low power generation is no more an issue. The fact of the matter is that the country has enough electricity for now. The

Updated 25 Oct, 2018 06:37am

Power Generation

NPL – up on market dynamics

Nishat Power Limited (PSX: NPL) came forward with a surprisingly better financial performance for the first quarter of F

Published 23 Oct, 2018 06:21am

Power Generation

Power tariffs: bite the bitter pill now!

Increase in power tariffs is as inevitable as Pakistan going back to the IMF. It is only a matter of when, and not if. R

Published 17 Oct, 2018 05:54am

Power Generation

Sell energy or pay capacity

Pay for what you use. Even though this is the common modus operandi in most commercial contracts, Pakistan’s IPPs get pa

Published 28 Sep, 2018 08:39am

Power Generation

Electrification challenges

That the access to electricity rate in Pakistan stands somewhere over 90 percent is commendable with millions of individ

Published 27 Sep, 2018 06:18am

Power Generation

More power: make it cheaper now

Pakistan’s power generation crossed 14000 GwH in August 2018. This was the highest ever electricity generation in the co

Published 26 Sep, 2018 05:51am

Power Generation

Countering electricity theft

Electricity theft is a problem faced in many developing countries around the world and Pakistan is no exception. It resu

Published 24 Sep, 2018 06:10am

Power Generation

NPL: double-digit growth

Nishat Power Limited (PSX: NPL) announced its FY18 result yesterday which saw the company finally give out a dividend in

Published 18 Sep, 2018 06:17am

Power Generation

Tapping renewable potential

Tapping renewable potential In the 1970’s there was a country that was facing similar challenges to what Pakistan has we

Published 14 Sep, 2018 08:49am

Power Generation

Power sector regulatory reform

There have been some important regulatory developments in the power sector in the past year. However, the power sector r

Published 07 Sep, 2018 09:10am

Power Generation

Power generation mix improves

Pakistan’s dependable electricity generation capacity stood at near 31000 MW by the end of July 2018. That is up from 24

Published 06 Sep, 2018 06:27am

Power Generation

The woes of transmission

There are certainly plenty of mega-watts to go around after the PML-N government’s tenure. But extensive load-shedding s

Published 05 Sep, 2018 06:58am

Power Generation

DISCOs: The usual

The power sector circular debt is at an all-time high and unarguably the distribution sector is the major culprit behind

Published 03 Sep, 2018 06:42am

Power Generation

Letting in the wind

Lower and lower. That’s what Pakistan’s wind tariff is getting. For the naysayers, this is proof enough that renewable e

Published 31 Aug, 2018 09:07am

Power Generation

PKGP and LPL: lacklustre first half

Lalpir Power Limited (PSX: LPL) and Pakgen Power Limited (PSX: PKGP) announced their half-year end results yesterday. Bo

Published 28 Aug, 2018 07:12am

Power Generation

Focus on energy, please!

Imran has finally taken oath. The public now awaits the announcement of his key cabinet positions of people who are comp

Published 20 Aug, 2018 07:32am

Power Generation

Declining global energy investment

The global energy landscape is witnessing a decline in overall investment. This is evident from the latest World Energy

Published 10 Aug, 2018 06:27am

Power Generation

Pitiful case for renewable

There is a latent resistance to the promotion of renewables in Pakistan. This has been reconfirmed by the latest State o

Published 08 Aug, 2018 05:29am

Power Generation

More but costlier power

The water levels have dropped in the reservoirs, sending some parts of the country into another round of power load shed

Published 07 Aug, 2018 05:14am

Power Generation

Power sector’s paradox

Progress for progress’s sake must be discouraged if it serves no higher purpose. This holds especially true when it come

Published 06 Aug, 2018 05:51am

Power Generation

Fix energy, tackle twin deficits

The incoming PTI government’s honeymoon period will be short-lived, with issues at finance and energy ministries coming

Published 02 Aug, 2018 07:37am

Power Generation

Waste power!

One man’s trash is another’s treasure. This holds especially true when it comes to municipal waste power plants which ca

Published 19 Jul, 2018 06:57am

Power Generation

KEL tariff: damp squib

Last week came the much awaited but somewhat expected result of Karachi Electric Limited’s (KEL) multi-year tariff (MYT)

Published 10 Jul, 2018 06:51am

Power Generation

More but costlier power

Pakistan’s power situation is much improved from what it was 12 months ago. But that is only confined to increased elect

Updated 09 Jul, 2018 07:39am

Power Generation

Wanted: efficiency

When a new CEO assumes office of an ailing company, the focus usually is to bring efficiencies in the system before comm

Published 06 Jul, 2018 06:32am

Power Generation

Surcharges: keeping the system going

The inefficiencies in the power sector have resulted in a financial drain of massive proportions. This circular debt has

Published 06 Jul, 2018 06:27am

Power Generation

Of state-run power plants

The performance of public sector thermal plants (GENCOs) has been anything but satisfactory over the past years. Most of

Published 03 Jul, 2018 07:09am

Power Generation

CPPA-G’s competitive trading market plan (ii)

Load shedding is back with a bang with the regulator, Nepra taking notice of the frequent power cuts in various cities a

Published 13 Jun, 2018 06:36am

Power Generation

Load-shedding – not the caretakers’ job

The former PM Nawaz Sharif lamented the caretaker setup terming it responsible for load shedding. That is one thing this

Published 07 Jun, 2018 05:45am

Power Generation

CPPA-G’s competitive trading market plan

One of the main aims under the Pakistan Power Sector Reforms has been to move towards a competitive trading bilateral co

Published 05 Jun, 2018 05:19am

Power Generation

Generation at 20000 MW – again

Social media was abuzz with the screenshots of Pakistan’s power generation crossing 20,000 MW. Some were quick to remind

Published 31 May, 2018 06:19am

Power Generation

Of PML-N and the power sector

If there is one lesson that can surely be taken from the outgoing PML-N government, it would have to be its botched atte

Published 29 May, 2018 06:48am

Power Generation

Better mix alone is not the answer

Pakistan’s power generation mix is improving. So is the power generation. Much reduced load shedding for the domestic se

Published 08 May, 2018 06:02am

Power Generation

Energy sector slips and blips

Improvement in the energy situation of the country has been a significant part of the government’s mantra for the coming

Published 27 Apr, 2018 08:50am

Power Generation

NPL 9MFY18: No dividend surprises

Nishat Power Limited (NPL) posted its 9MFY18 result, which surprised the market once again on account of no cash dividen

Published 25 Apr, 2018 05:52am

Power Generation

More generation means more subsidies

As the tenure of another government comes to an end, the financial state of the power sector has witnessed little change

Published 24 Apr, 2018 05:42am

Power Generation

KE gasps for gas

K-Electric saw Nepra’s observations after the authority’s short press note, as a vindication of its stance. And some wou

Published 19 Apr, 2018 05:46am

Power Generation

EPQL’s still bottom-line

Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited (PSX: EPQL) announced its first quarter result yesterday which saw negligible growth in

Published 18 Apr, 2018 06:29am

Power Generation

An update on renewables

The only major source of renewable energy that has been making it to the country’s energy mix is hydro power. Other sour

Published 16 Apr, 2018 07:25am

Power Generation

Karachi gasps for power

The load shedding in Karachi has entered its second week, and from what it appears, it promises to continue undeterred.

Published 12 Apr, 2018 05:49am

Power Generation

The KEL stake sale

While the KEL and SSGC scrimmage has been going on for long (Read: “The KE-SSGC row”, published on April 03, 2018), it i

Published 04 Apr, 2018 05:56am

Power Generation

The KE-SSGC row

The heat in Karachi and that between K-Electric (KE) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has gone up simultaneously. Bot

Published 03 Apr, 2018 05:31am

Power Generation

Circular debt clearance 2.0

The inevitable has begun to happen. Government on Friday paid Rs53 billion to power producers, of which Rs40 billion wen

Published 02 Apr, 2018 06:09am

Power Generation

Circular debt: back to square one

The tallest claim in terms of deliverance this government makes is much improved electricity supply. And there is no den

Published 22 Mar, 2018 06:21am

Power Generation

Unsustainable power surcharges

With the power sector circular debt soaring once more as the government nears completion of its term, the ultimate scape

Published 16 Mar, 2018 05:58am

Power Generation

Circular debt – omnipresent

There are reports that the circular debt has reached new heights; almost doubling from the levels back in 2013. The high

Published 15 Mar, 2018 06:42am

Power Generation

Summer of 2018

With all the difficulties PMLN is facing in the aftermath of Panama papers, the popularity has remained resilient. The o

Published 14 Mar, 2018 05:22am

Power Generation

Move towards electricity market

Imagine an electricity market where price is determined by market forces of demand and supply. Even though this shift ha

Published 12 Mar, 2018 07:08am

Power Generation

Shell Pakistan profits slip in CY17

The profit growth trajectory had been going well for Shell Pakistan Limited (PSX: SPL) in recent years. The oil marketin

Published 09 Mar, 2018 06:49am

Power Generation

Power: better mix – higher cost

Pakistan’s energy generation mix is improving. It had been long overdue. That said, it is not furnace oil free yet. In D

Published 08 Mar, 2018 06:28am

Power Generation

KAPCO in times of change

Quite a few changes have occurred since Kot Addu Power Company Limited (PSX: KAPCO) announced its financial performance

Published 27 Feb, 2018 07:16am

Power Generation

AMI project: good riddance?

The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) came to an abrupt end recently. A

Published 23 Feb, 2018 07:47am

Power Generation

NPL: fuel prices grow top-line

Nishat Power Limited (NPL) witnessed decent top-line growth in its recently released financial result for the first half

Published 23 Feb, 2018 07:45am

Power Generation

HUBC – 1HFY18 and beyond

Hub Power Company Limited’s (PSX: HUBC) financial performance for the 1HFY18 was announced yesterday on the stock exchan

Published 20 Feb, 2018 06:40am

Power Generation

Non-accountability of power sector

In its recently issued performance assessment of GENCOs, Nepra put the energy loss by these state-run power generation c

Published 13 Feb, 2018 07:29am

Power Generation

Solar tariffs: then and now

Solar tariffs in Pakistan have come down a long way in the recent past. Due to the rapid advancement in technology, the

Published 06 Feb, 2018 06:17am

Power Generation

GENCOs bleeding out!

The performance of government run power generation plants has not been something to boast about. Nepra’s recently releas

Published 01 Feb, 2018 05:50am

Power Generation

GENCOs dismal performance

The recently released report titled: “Performance evaluation report of public sector GENCOs FY14-16” by the power regula

Published 31 Jan, 2018 07:17am

Power Generation

The LNG mystery

The total power generation by RLNG reduced from 1492GWh in October to 670Gwh and 365Gwh in November and December respect

Updated 24 Jan, 2018 06:30am

Power Generation

From garbage to energy

Municipal solid waste (MSW), which in crude terms is garbage, is a major nuisance for any country. Most have come up wit

Published 19 Jan, 2018 09:12am

Power Generation

Net Metering

More than a couple of distribution companies will be seen net metering in the country now. While initially Islamabad Ele

Published 08 Jan, 2018 08:01am

Power Generation

Power sector: hits and misses 2017 (ii)

The year gone by saw a lot of shake-ups in the power sector. Some highlights have already been covered by this column su

Published 03 Jan, 2018 07:16am

Power Generation

Power sector: Hits and misses 2017

The outgoing year saw a plethora of activity in the power sector with the government intent on delivering on its promise

Published 01 Jan, 2018 08:17am

Power Generation

Competitive bidding yields dividends

The move to competitive bidding for determination of tariffs for power projects by the government has started paying off

Published 29 Dec, 2017 06:56am

Power Generation

The good and bad of changing power mix

The winds of change have begun to blow. Not only has the power generation picked up recently, its composition has altere

Published 22 Dec, 2017 08:05am

Power Generation

Capacity payments: back to square one?

Power outages are a thing of the past. According to government officials at least and it’s best to take these claims wit

Updated 15 Dec, 2017 08:59am

Power Generation

FO story; get it cracking!

The energy mix, especially in power sector, is shifting from FO dominated power plants to RLNG and coal. While the conce

Published 13 Dec, 2017 07:08am

Power Generation

Handling ‘surplus’ power

“Congratulations Pakistan! You are free of load shedding,” read a government message yesterday. There are misleading sta

Updated 05 Dec, 2017 09:38am

Power Generation

Moving from generation to transmission

The government is blowing the trumpet when it comes to power generation and for good reason. Pakistan is adding around 2

Published 05 Dec, 2017 06:49am

Power Generation

More power at what cost?

The nine-goal National Power Policy 2013 (NPP 2013) is now over four years old. It can claim to have achieved or come cl

Updated 29 Nov, 2017 02:10pm

Power Generation

Power debt pile

The most consistent feature of the entire energy chain in the past many years has undoubtedly been the circular debt. Th

Published 22 Nov, 2017 06:04am

Power Generation

Old GENCOs should retire

This government has done a good job in enhancing the power generation capacity of the country; the installed capacity is

Updated 10 Nov, 2017 07:17am

Power Generation

MPCL on a roll

A few brokerage firms that cover Mari Petroleum Company Limited (PSX: MPCL) raised their earnings estimates for FY18 aft

Published 01 Nov, 2017 07:52am

Power Generation

HUBC in 1QFY18

Hub Power Company Limited (PSX: HUBC) had seen its earnings slide in FY17 even though the consolidated revenues of the f

Published 31 Oct, 2017 06:46am

Power Generation

NPL 1QFY18

Nishat Power Limited (PSX: NPL), part of the Nishat group of companies posted its 1QFY18 result yesterday, which surpris

Updated 26 Oct, 2017 09:23am

Power Generation

KAPCO: marginal decline in bottomline

Kot Addu Power Company (PSX: KAPCO) released its first quarter result for FY18 which was slightly below market expectati

Updated 23 Oct, 2017 01:49pm

Power Generation

KE gasping for light

K-Electric (KE) has been a great case study in Pakistan's recent corporate history. It promises to continue to be an int

Published 16 Oct, 2017 07:58am

Power Generation

KEL in a pickle

K Electric Limited (PSX: KEL) stock has been tumbling since March 2017 solely because of how its Multi-Year Tariff (MYT)

Published 13 Oct, 2017 07:14am

Power Generation

Business as usual for DISCOs

The recently released report on the performance of DISCOs by the National Electric and Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA

Published 10 Oct, 2017 06:35am

Power Generation

Power surplus: boon or bane?

Pakistan is to have surplus power after November. News reports say that. Don’t expect corrections when it does not happe

Published 09 Oct, 2017 07:10am

Power Generation

Dealing with power surplus

Not long ago, Pakistan was going through 12-14 hours of load shedding. Not so long after, Pakistan may have a power surp

Published 06 Oct, 2017 08:18am

Power Generation

NPL in FY17

The top-line for Nishat Groupr’s IPP, Nishat Power Limited (PSX: NPL) had been fallings for the past two years due to a

Published 22 Sep, 2017 05:42am

Power Generation

Power sector bleeding out

Ever wondered how much the governance and financial mismanagement in the power sector costs the national exchequer? A st

Published 19 Sep, 2017 06:17am

Power Generation

KAPCO – constant earnings in FY17

Kot Addu Power Company Limited (PSX: KAPCO) has shown significant underperformance relative to the market over the past

Updated 23 Aug, 2017 06:05am

Power Generation

Hub Power down on overhauls

The Hub Power Company Limited (PSX: HUBC) announced its consolidated FY17 financial result yesterday, reporting a lacklu

Updated 19 Aug, 2017 08:13am

Power Generation

EPQL: better start to 2017

Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited (PSX: EPQL) released its financial result for the first half of CY17 with a significant

Published 11 Aug, 2017 06:03am

Power Generation

Record profits at K-Electric

K-Electric made record after-tax profits in FY16. Why does it even matter now? KE announced its financial results for FY

Published 10 Aug, 2017 07:55am

Power Generation

New Thar coal tariff

The verdict on the new Thar coal tariffs is out with the regulator announcing a new upfront tariff that is on the lower

Updated 04 Aug, 2017 10:13am

Power Generation

Power sector deficit: Reality (IMF) check

In yesterday’s inauguration of the Lowari Tunnel in Chitral, the Prime Minister once again claimed to have brought an en

Updated 21 Jul, 2017 02:28pm

Power Generation

IMF assessment of power sector (i)

It is nearly the end of the present government’s tenure and the slide in political capital has been accompanied with

Updated 17 Jul, 2017 12:26pm

Power Generation

Neelum-Jhelum: WAPDA’s white elephant

During the past decade some serious questions have been raised regarding the capacity of the Water and Power Develop

Updated 14 Jul, 2017 01:16pm

Power Generation

Power sector: Experiencing poor governance

Suffering at the hands of the poor governance of this administration isn’t something new in the country. And the pow

Updated 09 Nov, 2017 01:19pm

Power Generation

HUBCO: shifting shareholdings

Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO) is likely to see its key shareholder and sponsor – Dawood Hercules walk away soon

Published 10 Jul, 2017 04:31am

Power Generation

Sahiwal coal plant: defying logic

The recent inauguration of the Sahiwal Coal Power Plant ahead of schedule was heralded as a major achievement by the

Published 07 Jul, 2017 04:48am

Power Generation

Electricity transmission: lagging behind

With summer time at its peak the power crisis shows no sign of abating. The majority of the country is facing north

Published 05 Jul, 2017 05:04am

Power Generation

DISCOs fail to impress

The state of the transmission and distribution sector saw little improvement in the past year. The government chose to f

Updated 04 Jul, 2017 06:40am

Power Generation

The ‘real’ improvement in generation

According to the government, the sector that witnessed the greatest improvement during its tenure has been power gen

Published 30 Jun, 2017 06:09am

Power Generation

Will KE remain viable for Shanghai Electric?

Shanghai Electric is still committed to the cause. The recent confusion over its supposed “withdrawal” has been cleared

Published 21 Jun, 2017 05:47am

Power Generation

Circular debt goes full circle

“Circular Debt is the debt owned by the Power producers to Power Sector entities.” Excuse the capital letters, as the qu

Published 15 Jun, 2017 04:56am

Power Generation

Power generation: A fool’s errand

The government has focused on improving power generation which it believes somewhat mistakenly to be the major issue

Published 08 Jun, 2017 03:17am

Power Generation

Power: look beyond generation

The Minister of Water and Power (and Defence) was seen (on Twitter) patting himself back on the record high daily po

Updated 07 Jun, 2017 03:22am

Power Generation

Competitive bidding upheld for wind power

This year saw a positive paradigm shift in the tariff determination for wind power projects by the National Electric

Updated 06 Jun, 2017 12:24pm

Power Generation

Think indigenously

The economy is back on growth track due to high domestic demand and the biggest challenge the country is facing – bo

Updated 06 Jun, 2017 10:54am

Power Generation

K-Electric must do better

One-one-eight. These are the three digits Karachiites have dialed more than any other in the past few days. No less

Updated 31 May, 2017 06:41am

Power Generation

Power generation: No more oil?

Electricity mix and not the generation itself have long been considered a bigger problem facing Pakistan’s power sec

Published 18 May, 2017 05:10am

Power Generation

Power sector: priority not desperation

Some may find it ironic the fact that Pakistan People’s Party is protesting against federal government on load shedd

Published 08 May, 2017 04:53am

Power Generation

NCPL in 9MFY17

Nishat Chunian Power Limited (PSX: NCPL) – a Nishat Group IPP - announced its financial performance for 9MFY17 last week

Published 03 May, 2017 04:30am

Power Generation

Hub Power top line grows

The Hub Power Company Limited (PSX: HUBC) announced its consolidated 9MFY17 result yesterday which saw lacklustre perfor

Updated 28 Apr, 2017 01:39pm

Power Generation

Nishat Power Limited: Lacklustre 9MFY17

Nishat Power Limited (NPL), part of the Nishat Group, posted its 9MFY17 result yesterday which saw the companyâ€™s botto

Updated 18 Apr, 2017 04:28am

Power Generation

The summer of 2017

Partly due to the election 2018 campaign, and partly due to the governmentâ€™s claims of robustly working towards ad

Published 05 Apr, 2017 05:52am

Power Generation

Of Nepra and K-Electric

K-Electric (KE) share price is down 8 percent in five trading sessions, ever since National Electric Power Regulatory Au

Published 30 Mar, 2017 05:44am

Power Generation

Pakgen Power Limited

Pakgen Power Limited (PKGP) announced its FY16 result yesterday which saw the companys bottomline dip by 68 percent on a year-on-year basis.

Published 21 Mar, 2017 06:53am

Power Generation

HUBC's strategic alliance

Becoming chums is the corporate world is usually accompanied with new partnerships, deals, projects and expansion plans.

Published 17 Mar, 2017 06:01am

Power Generation

IPPs roundup

Weak, lacklustre, sluggish these are the kind of adjectives used for the performance of power sector IPPs in 1HFY17.

Published 16 Mar, 2017 06:42am

Power Generation

Renewable energy: Changing perception

If the worlds largest oil producing country seeks to invest $50 billion in the renewable energy sector, it is definitely time to start paying heed to the changing energy dynamics across the globe.

Published 10 Mar, 2017 06:33am

Power Generation

HUBCO's coal in limbo

Lately, the government policies on power projects have been too confusing, and illogical. At one end its trying to s

Updated 12 Nov, 2016 07:41am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 8	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 8	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 8	160.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 8	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 8	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 8	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 8	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 8	7,405.73
India Sensex / Jun 8	73,524.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 8	64,024.60
Nasdaq / Jun 8	25,929.66
Hang Seng / Jun 8	24,657.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 8	10,373.20
Dow Jones / Jun 8	50,786.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 8	24,616.22
France CAC40 / Jun 8	8,199.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 8	91.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 8	386,987
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 8	4,326.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 8	77.61
Petrol/Litre / Jun 9	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 9	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 8 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	8.76 ▲ 1 (12.89%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 8 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.03 ▲ 1 (12.45%)
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.33 ▲ 1 (10.72%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 8 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	19.53 ▲ 1.78 (10.03%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	14.73 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12.31 ▲ 1.12 (10.01%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 8 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 8 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	33.95 ▲ 3.09 (10.01%)
Nagina Cot. / Jun 8 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	77.94 ▲ 7.09 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jun 8 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	41.99 ▲ 3.82 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 8 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	60.49 ▼ -564.34 (-90.32%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 8 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.42 ▼ -0.98 (-11.67%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 8 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.49 ▼ -2.05 (-9.98%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 8 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.85 ▼ -3.15 (-9.84%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 8 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	176.66 ▼ -19.18 (-9.79%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jun 8 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	68.40 ▼ -7.27 (-9.61%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 8 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	77.65 ▼ -8.17 (-9.52%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 8 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	25.57 ▼ -2.46 (-8.78%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 8 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	37 ▼ -3.49 (-8.62%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 8 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.48 ▼ -1.64 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	60,567,709 ▲ 1
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 8 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	42,410,725 ▲ 0.74
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	26,156,618 ▼ -0.07
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 8 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	24,010,462 ▲ 0.06
Thatta Cement / Jun 8 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	22,234,491 ▲ 3.04
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 8 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	20,895,260 ▼ -0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,707,751 ▼ -0.01
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 8 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	20,529,844 ▲ 0.58
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	20,239,775 ▲ 1.12
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 8 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	19,782,746 ▲ 1.67