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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Jan 27 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	4.85 ▲ 0.83 (20.65%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 27 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	7.39 ▲ 0.99 (15.47%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 27 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	10.30 ▲ 1.00 (10.75%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 27 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	9.80 ▲ 0.74 (8.17%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jan 27 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	148.98 ▲ 10.39 (7.50%)
Kohinoor Textile / Jan 27 Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited(KTML)	43.01 ▲ 3.00 (7.50%)
Sunrays Textile / Jan 27 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	131.31 ▲ 9.16 (7.50%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jan 27 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	62.46 ▲ 4.36 (7.50%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 27 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	23.10 ▲ 1.61 (7.49%)
Mehran Sugar / Jan 27 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	30.63 ▲ 2.13 (7.47%)

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 27 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.60 ▲ -0.10 (-14.29%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 27 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.45 ▲ -0.98 (-13.19%)
Samba Bank / Jan 27 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.40 ▲ -1.00 (-11.90%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 27 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.47 ▲ -0.19 (-11.45%)
Premier Insurance / Jan 27 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.65 ▲ -0.85 (-11.33%)
Dewan Sugar / Jan 27 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.60 ▲ -0.30 (-10.34%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 27 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.55 ▲ -0.45 (-9.00%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jan 27 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	3.25 ▲ -0.30 (-8.45%)
Bhanero Textile / Jan 27 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1026.76 ▲ -83.24 (-7.50%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 27 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	127.82 ▲ -10.36 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	44,728,565 ▲ -0.14
TPL Properties / Jan 27 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	20,045,406 ▲ -0.39
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,285,841 ▲ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	14,189,270 ▲ -0.04
D.G.K.Cement / Jan 27 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	13,474,736 ▲ -1.78
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,339,412 ▲ -0.95
Sui North Gas / Jan 27 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	12,739,076 ▲ -1.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	12,500,726 ▼ 0.19
TRG Pak Ltd / Jan 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	10,114,558 ▲ -1.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,636,460 ▲ -0.09

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 27	265
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 27	263
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 27	130.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 27	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 27	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 27	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Jan 26	4.31

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 26	4060.43
Nasdaq / Jan 26	11512.41
Dow Jones / Jan 26	33949.41
India Sensex / Jan 27	59330.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 27	27381.18
Hang Seng / Jan 27	22555.27
FTSE 100 / Jan 27	7766.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 27	15155.92
France CAC40 / Jan 27	7095.52

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 26	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 26	167610
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 27	81.34
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 27	1925.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 27	87.07

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