Pakistan’s Mughal Steel advances 36.5MW captive plant, keeps copper on hold Published 14 Nov, 2025 01:20pm Plant to help steelmaker reduce dependence on the national grid
India to test battery storage at coal plants to balance grid as solar power surges Published 03 Sep, 2025 07:32pm NEW DELHI: India will test the installation of battery storage systems at some coal power plants, as the country...
HUBCO shareholders approve $51mn guarantees for Thar-based coal projects Published 08 Aug, 2025 04:51pm The shareholders of Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO), Pakistan’s largest Independent Power Producer (IPP), have...
Adani to build India’s biggest privately funded coal power plant in a decade Published 07 Aug, 2025 01:20pm Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s group will build and operate a $3 billion coal-fired power plant in Bihar state...
HUBCO proposes $51mn investment in Thar-based coal projects Published 16 Jul, 2025 10:12am Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO), Pakistan’s largest Independent Power Producer (IPP), has announced plans to...
China’s June coal imports sink to more than two-year low Published 14 Jul, 2025 10:57am BEIJING: China’s June coal importsfell to the lowest monthly level in over two years, General Administration of...
India eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandate Published 12 Jul, 2025 09:02pm NEW DELHI: India has reversed a decade-old mandate to install $30 billion worth of clean-air equipment, easing...
Conversion of Jamshoro Plant to local Thar coal: PD-KE dispute remains unresolved Updated 14 Apr, 2025 08:56am ISLAMABAD: The dispute between the Power Division and K-Electric (KE) over the conversion of the Jamshoro Power...
Running power project on Thar coal: KE shifts onus of potential delays to Power Div Updated 24 Mar, 2025 03:20pm Despite KE having a consultant on board for the Bankable Feasibility Study, Power Division yet to issue a notification for the reconstitution of the oversight committee
Wealthy nations pledge ‘no new coal’ Published 21 Nov, 2024 05:51am BAKU: Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit Wednesday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power...
China’s July coal import surge boosts its major suppliers, except Russia Published 20 Aug, 2024 12:03pm BEIJING: China increased its coal imports from Indonesia, Mongolia and Australia, customs data showed on Tuesday, as...
Units 1 & 2 of Bin Qasim: KE moves Nepra for extension, renewal of service life Updated 20 Aug, 2024 09:31am ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has approached the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for extension/renewal...
China’s July coal imports rise to seven-month high Published 07 Aug, 2024 12:50pm BEIJING: China’s coal imports rose to a seven-month high in July, General Administration of Customs data showed on...
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...
FY24 power generation drops 2pc YoY Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:34am KARACHI: Pakistan’s power generation recorded at 127,259 GWh (14,504MW) during FY24 down 2.0 percent on...
KE wants evaluation of proposal to convert Jamshoro plant to Thar coal Updated 22 Jul, 2024 09:06am ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has asked the Power Division to constitute Project Steering Committee (PSC) to scrutinise...
Coal-fired power plant: ADB sets August 15 deadline for KE, JCPL and GHCL to ink PPA Updated 17 Jul, 2024 04:33pm ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given the deadline of August 15, 2024 for signing of Power Purchase...
Coal corruption Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am EDITORIAL: Just before leaving office, the outgoing caretaker Energy Minister wrote a damning letter on alleged...
Rising electricity costs: Ghani Chemical to set up coal power plant at Port Qasim Updated 27 Nov, 2023 10:39pm Facing rising electricity costs, the Board of Directors (BoD) of Ghani Chemical Industries Limited (GCIL) has...
Reducing rising electricity tariff?—II Updated 26 Jul, 2023 06:38am LIBOR has gone up; thus a case for reduction of this margin suitably. Second solution is increase in the repayment...
Power planning marred by myriad miscalculations Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am EDITORIAL: According to a Business Recorder news item, the government has decided not to change the location of ...
Indonesia, ADB launch first coal power plant retirement deal Published 14 Nov, 2022 10:42am NUSA DUA: Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank and a private power firm are teaming up to refinance and prematurely...
Pioneer Cement Limited Published 09 Jun, 2022 09:38am Pioneer Cement Limited (PSX: PIOC) was set up as a public limited company in 1986. The company has three production...