Detection bills period: Nepra rejects Discos’ proposal ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has rejected Discos proposal on review of... Updated 15 Jun, 2024 02:23pm
BR Research Localization of solar PV The Federal Budget 2024-25 was much of a non-event for the power sector highlighted by the same repetitive... Published 14 Jun, 2024 08:07am
Markets PD prepares plan to deploy civil armed forces’ personnel at Discos ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is said to have prepared a plan to deploy troops of Civil Armed Force (Rangers, FC) in... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:37am
Pakistan A whopping 103.7pc raise in power subsidy ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased subsidy for power sector by a whopping 103.7 percent – from the... Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am
Opinion The key to stable power tariffs According to experts, there will be no need to raise power tariffs on a regular basis if losses amounting to... Published 09 Jun, 2024 03:10am
Print Nepra notifies FCA adjustment of Rs3.33/unit for April ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has notified positive adjustment of Rs3.33 per unit... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 08:41am
Opinion Invest in renewable energy The recent upsurge in circular debt (CD) accumulation coincided with the signing of “take-or-pay” contracts for... Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am
Editorials Planned sell-off of Discos EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has again directed the relevant authorities to speed up the process of... Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am
Print NEPRA evaluating KE’s write-off claims ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Waseem Mukhtar has reportedly supported... Updated 01 Jun, 2024 07:19pm
Print Nepra gives approval to additional financial burden on consumers ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday gave approval of additional financial... Updated 01 Jun, 2024 02:02pm
Print ‘Revenue-based load-shedding’: Nepra chief urges govt to alter law The CPPA-G seeks positive adjustment of Rs 3.49 per unit to recover additional amount of Rs 29.21 billion Updated 31 May, 2024 02:10pm
Print Revenue-based power load-shedding to continue: govt ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Leghari on Thursday acknowledged that the government is applying revenue... Updated 31 May, 2024 08:57am
Markets No sectoral professionals on upcoming boards of Discos LAHORE: No sectoral professionals are being made part of the upcoming boards of power distribution companies ... Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am
Opinion Why Discos’ privatisation can never happen Pakistan’s power sector has undergone various reforms in a bid to make the market more liberalized and introduce... Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am
Print Discos’ privatisation: Shehbaz for speeding up process Directs to minimise load shedding in different areas of the country for the benefit of the consumers Updated 29 May, 2024 03:02pm
Markets Power theft: Sindh, Balochistan, KP govts do not lend a helping hand to Discos? LAHORE: A 10 percent electricity bills/recovery loss in the province of Punjab may be equal to the total demand of... Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am
Markets ‘Renewable integration, Discos privatisation can resolve energy crisis’ KARACHI: Pakistan’s energy crisis is a complex issue that affects daily life badly. The causes included... Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am
Opinion Anti-theft campaign — will the latest succeed? Pakistan leads the way in the incidence of illegal abstraction of energy (theft of electricity in the legal lingo).... Updated 23 May, 2024 05:41am
Print Sell-off plan approvals: New independent directors appointed for 9 Discos ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed new independent directors for nine power Distribution Companies... Updated 22 May, 2024 12:01pm
Markets Reconstitution of Discos’ boards: CCoSOEs approves Power Division’s proposal ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) has approved the Power Division’s proposal for... Updated 21 May, 2024 10:11am
Print CPPA-G seeks adjustment in Discos’ tariffs for April ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought positive adjustment of Rs 3.50 per... Updated 21 May, 2024 09:22am
Print FY23-27: Nepra clears ‘PAP’ submitted by Discos ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved combined Power Acquisition Programme... Updated 21 May, 2024 09:22am
Print TDS granted by govt to Discos liable to tax? LAHORE: The Tariff Differential Subsidy (TDS) granted by the federal government to the power distribution companies... Updated 19 May, 2024 09:32am
Print Q3: Nepra gives its nod to Rs52bn QTA for Discos, KE ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday gave its consent to approve Quarterly... Updated 18 May, 2024 04:59pm
Opinion Will the upcoming Disco boards be a fiasco again? Non-professionalism in the power sector has been dubbed as the main reason for the present rot. Here, the present... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Print Revision of buyback rates: PM directs Nepra, PD to amend net metering rules ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is said to have directed the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority... Updated 16 May, 2024 12:07pm
Print PD gets PM’s nod for power tariff hike Federal Board of Revenue in consultation with Ministry of Finance to review overall taxes applicable on electricity consumers Updated 16 May, 2024 09:45am
Print AJK govt asked to set up its own Disco ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly asked AJ&K government to establish its own power Distribution... Updated 15 May, 2024 08:50am
Opinion An anti-citizen policy? Governments are supposed to make people-friendly and welfare-oriented policies. Citizens should not be just tax... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Opinion Electricity tariffs In Pakistan, it is a known fact that electricity is costly as compared to other countries of the region and its cost... Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am