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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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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