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coal fired power plants

The discount nobody noticed

Updated 05 Sep, 2026 07:23am

EDITORIAL: A Power Division review has found that coal-fired power plants buying from the same international...

The coal nobody loved — and why it might be saving us

Updated 03 Sep, 2026 06:47am

There is a moment every household in Pakistan knows well: the bill distributor dropping the paper slip at the door...

CPPA-G seeks Rs1.78/unit FCA hike to recover Rs15.6bn

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 09:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought a positive adjustment of Rs 1.78 per...

Oct FCA: CPPA-G seeks Re0.65 negative adjustment

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 10:47am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency–Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought a negative adjustment of Re 0.68 per...

Thar coal gasification: Zardari witnesses signing of MoU

Updated 16 Sep, 2025 09:08am

SHANGHAI: President Asif Ali Zardari Monday met Wu Lei, Chairman of Shanghai Electric, and later visited the...

June FCA: CPPA-G seeks 65 paisa negative adjustment

Updated 19 Jul, 2025 05:49pm

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency–Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought negative adjustment of paisa 65 per...

Energy generation: Leading coal trader says imports are crucial

Updated 08 May, 2025 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: A leading coal importer has cautioned that local coal reserves are limited in quantity and quality,...

China buys less Russian coal in 2024 despite record imports

Published 20 Jan, 2025 12:26pm

BEIJING: China, the world’s top coal importer, bought less Russian coal in 2024 while increasing purchases from...

Dec FCA: CPPA-G seeks negative adjustment of Rs1.03/unit

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency–Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought negative adjustment of Rs 1.0353 per...

Conversion of power plants to coal: NEA of China seeks to set up working group for talks

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: The National Energy Administration (NEA) of China is said to have shown willingness, in principal, to...

Discos’ tariffs for February: CPPA-G seeks Rs5 per unit positive adjustment

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 10:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought a positive adjustment of Rs5 per unit...

Tariff hike proposal: Nepra to hold public hearing today

Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:55am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is all set hold a public hearing on Wednesday...

CPPA seeks Rs4.66 per unit FCA for XW Discos

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has sought a massive Rs4.66 per unit fuel cost adjustment...

Pakistan’s power generation cost declines nearly 18% in August

Updated 20 Sep, 2023 06:13pm

Amid rising electricity bills, the cost of power generation in Pakistan registered a significant decline of nearly...

FCA Aug: CPPA-G seeks Rs1.83/ unit hike in Discos’ tariff

Updated 20 Sep, 2023 10:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency- Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought a positive adjustment of Rs 1.83 per...

March 23 FCA: CPPA-G seeks positive adjustment of Rs1.17/unit

Updated 27 Apr, 2023 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency - Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought positive adjustment of Rs 1.17 per unit...

Govt plans to quadruple coal-fired power

Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am

ISLAMABAD: Government plans to quadruple its domestic coal-fired capacity to reduce power generation costs and will...

1320MW coal-fired power added to national grid: Murad

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that 1320-MW of coal-fired energy has been added to the...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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