Musadiq announces probe into coal procurement by power plant ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum and Power, Dr Musadiq Masood Malik on Thursday announced an investigation into ... Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am
Pakistan Environment, smog: Chinese delegation for strict implementation of laws LAHORE: A delegation of Chinese environmental experts, led by Chinese Consul General Zhao Shireen, visited the ... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
Opinion Coal power plants: early retirement? Recently, a conference was held in Islamabad on the proposal of “Early Retirement of Coal Power Plants”. Those... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
BR Research Interview with Amir Iqbal, CEO - Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company ‘We need tailor-made local yet out-of-the-box financial solutions for Thar’ Amir was appointed as the Chief... Published 01 Jan, 2024 07:18am
Markets CPPA-G seeks tariff hike of Rs.4.6617/kWh ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought an increase of Rs.4.6617/kWh over the... Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am
Markets Thar coal project: Civil society, energy experts urge govt to re-conduct EIA KARACHI: Civil society, energy experts and environment activists on Thursday underlined the need for protecting the... Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am
Print PML(N)-led coalition govt struggles to strike a delicate balance between outright populism & fiscal discipline 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 Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:00am
Opinion Mapping the economics of imported coal-fired power plants Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has rejected the power generation tariff petition of Jamshoro... Updated 24 May, 2023 07:02am
Markets India’s pledge to stop new coal power plants to hit key states LITTLETON, (Colorado): India’s plans to stop building new coal-fired power plants beyond those already under... Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am
Opinion Pakistan’s textile industry: Barriers to renewable energy transition Energy sector is the largest GHG producer in Pakistan. It is estimated that the energy demand in the country will... Published 26 Feb, 2023 03:27am
Business & Finance To save forex: Govt decides to allow minimum load-shedding till Dec ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to continue minimum average monthly load shedding of three hours... Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am
Markets Japan stops financing for coal power plants in Indonesia, Bangladesh TOKYO: Japan will no longer provide loans for two coal power plant projects in Indonesia and Bangladesh, the foreign... Published 23 Jun, 2022 12:38pm
Markets RWE says could keep brown coal power plants open FRANKFURT: German utility RWE could prolong the operation of three 300 megawatt (MW) brown coal power plants if... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Print No respite in electricity load-shedding ISLAMABAD: The country is still facing up to 10 hours’ load shedding in urban and rural areas due to peak... Updated 08 Jun, 2022 10:02am