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India's coal-fired power generation growth slows in August, renewables up

Published 01 Sep, 2026 05:37pm

India's coal-fired electricity growth slowed in August as renewable power generation surged by over 42%, even amidst high demand from a heatwave

Policy guidelines issued: PD detects huge variation in imported coal purchases

Updated 26 Aug, 2026 09:54am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has identified significant inefficiencies in imported coal procurement by power plants...

India says coal power plants have adequate stocks despite rising demand

Published 20 Jul, 2026 05:58pm

Coal stocks at power plants stood at 42.8 million tonnes as of July 12, enough for 14 days of operation at an 85% plant load factor

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...

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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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