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Capacity payment

Plea challenging capacity payment mechanism for IPPs dismissed

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:22am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a constitutional petition challenging the capacity payment...

FPCCI urges Nepra to conduct capacity audit of existing fleet

Updated 09 May, 2026 02:43pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has urged National Electric Power...

Nepra hints at negative tariff adjustment of Rs1.80/unit

Updated 05 Aug, 2025 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday hinted at negative adjustment of Rs...

Grid consumption stagnation

Published 04 Aug, 2025 06:27am

EDITORIAL: Power generation remained almost flat in FY25 and still falls short of the peak achieved in FY22. The...

Solar panels free of charge: Provincial govts’ move leaves policymakers scrambling

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 03:24pm

ISLAMABAD: The rampant import and installation of solar panels in the country, which is paying over Rs 2 trillion as...

Capacity payment issue: 10 IPPs seek PM’s intervention

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 04:10pm

Talks with IPPs of 2002 Policy are commencing from today

MoF unwilling to legalise revenue-based load shedding

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) is reportedly unwilling to support Power Division’s plan to legalise...

The spectre of very high power tariffs

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

While the federal government must be appreciated for cancelling contracts with 5 IPPs (Independent Power Producers),...

Termination of contracts with IPPs

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to terminate power purchase agreements (PPAs) with five of Pakistan’s ...

Govt stops payments to 18 IPPs ahead of negotiations?

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 03:17pm

ISLAMABAD: The government is said to have stopped payments to 18 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) of 4,267-MW...

Govt set to announce revised deals with IPPs

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 09:48am

Specifics regarding how the Implementation Agreements of five IPPs will be amended remains unclear

Costly electricity: IPPs’ capacity charges not the sole factor: experts

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:27am

KARACHI: Energy experts have blamed a host of issues for the rising electricity prices, saying that the recent...

Capacity charges: 33 IPPs were paid Rs979.3bn in FY24

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:30am

Minister for Energy says existing Power Purchase Agreements allow IPPs to recover its fixed costs including debt servicing through Capacity Purchase Price

Overcapacity dilemma: mismanagement or misjudgment?

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am

This is apropos two back-to-back letters by this writer to Editor titled ‘Overcapacity dilemma: mismanagement or...

Factory shutdowns

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

A week ago, I was invited by the leadership of the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry to their city to stir...

Senate’s recommendations on ‘illegitimate’ payments to IPPs: PD asked to share implementation status

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has reportedly been asked to share implementation status of Senate’s recommendations...

Capacity-based model transition to take-and-pay model: 24 conditions proposed to strike new deals between govt, IPPs

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 08:24pm

Govt's experts and officials look to reduce consumer end tariff with deal close to being finalised

Rs1trn capacity payment made to 26 IPPs in 10 years

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 04:20pm

ISLAMABAD: The government reportedly paid about Rs 1 trillion as capacity payment to 26 gas/RLNG and RFO-fired...

Discos and KE: Rs1.90 per unit QTA for Q4FY24 approved

Updated 27 Aug, 2024 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Monday accorded approval to Quarterly Tariff...

Govt takes big step to deal with IPP challenge

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 09:27am

Forms task force on implementation of structural reforms in power sector

‘No capacity payments’ received since PPA expiry in October 2022, says KAPCO

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 08:45pm

Pakistan’s power producer Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) has rejected reports it is receiving payments...

Capacity payments: Imran Khan govt extended favour to some IPPs: minister

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 12:12pm

This was done through amending arbitration clause in agreement instead of starting further probe in light of recommendations of Muhammad Ali’s report on IPPs

Capacity payments to IPPs: SC moved to get ‘2020 Report’ implemented in letter and spirit

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been asked to direct the federal government to take urgent and meaningful steps to...

SC urged to order govt stop making payments to IPPs

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 09:30am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been urged to direct the secretaries of ministries of energy, water and power and...

Govt to retire expensive power plants

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 01:28pm

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to retire expensive power plants to reduce electricity prices in the...

The challenge of IPPs–II

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Excess/unutilized generation capacity

Power sector challenges beyond capacity payments

Senator Mohsin Aziz says power sector has become a matter of national security and emergency

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

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Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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