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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

45 Indian coal power plants have critical low fuel, government data shows

Published 27 Aug, 2026 04:49pm

India's power plants face critical coal shortages, exacerbated by monsoon disruptions and rising demand from El Nino

Faulty coal & LNG policies

Published 26 Sep, 2025 06:23am

In 2015, Pakistan’s rulers stood before the nation, proclaimed coal, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants as...

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...

China’s August coal imports rise 3% as heat waves spur power demand

Published 10 Sep, 2024 10:45am

BEIJING: China’s coal imports rose 3% in August as utilities continued to stock up amid record-breaking hot weather,...

China, IMF: PM asks MoF to follow key matters up

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 09:26am

Ministry of Railways, Planning, and Finance directed to expeditiously finalise negotiations on Karachi-Hyderabad segment of ML-1 project with Chinese authorities

No supply to Sindh: Thar coal power supplied to national grid, Faisalabad: CM

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:50am

KARACHI: Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said the Sindh government had 10 years ago called for investment in the wind...

Economic team meets China’s finance minister: Pakistan explains its approach to challenges

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 01:26pm

PM Shehbaz has dispatched his team to Beijing for discussion on major financial cooperation issues including issuance of Panda Bonds, re-profiling of loans, and conversion of imported coal power plants on Thar coal

Key ministers interact with authorities in China: Bond, loans and coal high on the critical agenda

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 01:09pm

PM Shehbaz has directed Pakistan’s ambassador to China to ensure meetings of Ministers for Finance and Power with relevant Chinese authorities to discuss their proposed plans

Musadiq announces probe into coal procurement by power plant

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum and Power, Dr Musadiq Masood Malik on Thursday announced an investigation into ...

Environment, smog: Chinese delegation for strict implementation of laws

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

LAHORE: A delegation of Chinese environmental experts, led by Chinese Consul General Zhao Shireen, visited the ...

Coal power plants: early retirement?

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

Recently, a conference was held in Islamabad on the proposal of “Early Retirement of Coal Power Plants”. Those...

Interview with Amir Iqbal, CEO - Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company

Published 01 Jan, 2024 07:18am

‘We need tailor-made local yet out-of-the-box financial solutions for Thar’ Amir was appointed as the Chief...

CPPA-G seeks tariff hike of Rs.4.6617/kWh

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought an increase of Rs.4.6617/kWh over the...

Thar coal project: Civil society, energy experts urge govt to re-conduct EIA

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

KARACHI: Civil society, energy experts and environment activists on Thursday underlined the need for protecting the...

PML(N)-led coalition govt struggles to strike a delicate balance between outright populism & fiscal discipline

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:00am

Dar presents Rs14.5trn budget
Budget closely watched by IMF
3.5% economic growth target set
Fiscal deficit target set at 6.54% of GDP
Govt targets inflation at 21%
Total spending target of 14.46 trillion rupees set
Defence expenditure estimated at 1.8 trillion rupees
Targets total tax revenue of 9.2 trillion rupees
Targets total non-tax revenue of 3 trillion rupees
$30 billion export target set
No new tax on industrial sector

Mapping the economics of imported coal-fired power plants

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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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