PM urged to expedite Rs23bn power bill relief KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Jawed Bilwani has appealed the Prime... Updated 31 May, 2025 07:30am
Print Nepra’s decisions on KE tariffs: Power Div. flags potential consumers harm, urges revision ISLAMABAD: The Power Division on Wednesday announced plans to file reviews of the National Electric Power Regulatory... Updated 29 May, 2025 08:27am
Markets Excise dept to go solar, slash electricity bills LAHORE: The excise department has devised a plan to reduce its electricity bills and office rent expenses by... Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am
Editorials Grid must transform immediately EDITORIAL: One reform the Prime Minister is particularly optimistic about is the reduction in power prices. Yes,... Published 05 May, 2025 06:14am
Opinion Complicated power billing system I find the electricity billing system unnecessarily complicated and completely lacking in transparency. While... Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am
Pakistan ‘Cut in power prices is like cumin in mouth of a camel’ KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party Karachi President Abdul Hakim Quaid has said that the reduction in electricity... Published 19 Apr, 2025 07:05am
Print KE’s petition: Nepra notifies Rs3.02 relief under Jan FCA KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has issued its decision regarding KE’s petition of... Updated 05 Apr, 2025 08:47am
Pakistan PM’s package: KE consumers get over Rs2.2bn relief KARACHI: K-Electric consumers have benefited approximately over Rs. 2.2 billion in terms of financial relief on ... Published 28 Mar, 2025 05:35am
Print APTMA for passing on full negative Jan 2025 FCA relief to KE consumers without deduction ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has requested the power sector regulator to pass on the... Updated 20 Mar, 2025 09:38am
Print Provisional negative adjustment of FCA: Nepra urged to pass on benefit to KE consumers ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has been urged to pass on entire benefit of... Updated 27 Feb, 2025 09:19am
Pakistan Electricity bills: Governor condemns FIRs against farmers by Rangers LAHORE: Governor Punjab, Sardar Saleem Haider Khan strongly condemned the Rangers’ force for filing FIRs against... Updated 07 Feb, 2025 07:44am
Business & Finance National development impossible without cheap power: Mian Zahid KARACHI: The Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and... Updated 07 Feb, 2025 07:16am
Print Consumers overcharged by Discos & KE: Nepra detects contradictions in data Observes that the number of consumers adjusted does not match the number of affected consumers Updated 25 Jan, 2025 02:43pm
Print Deadline of CM Punjab’s solar panel scheme ends LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif launched free Solar Panel Scheme to provide permanent relief to... Updated 06 Jan, 2025 04:34pm
Business & Finance Electricity bills: LCCI for withdrawing fixed charges, reducing taxes LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has demanded of the government to withdraw fixed charges and... Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am
Markets ‘Rs146bn unpaid’: Energy minister writes letters to provinces for outstanding power dues Overdue electricity bills hindering ongoing reforms in energy sector, Awais Leghari says Updated 12 Dec, 2024 10:31pm
Print Nepra warns Discos and KE: ‘Resolve overbilling issue or face legal action’ ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has warned Discos and K-Electric to resolve... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:05pm
Markets PM announces power relief ‘winter package’ ISLAMABAD: At a time when electricity bills had become exorbitant and seemed to have reached a breaking point, Prime... Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am
Editorials Challenge of poverty reduction EDITORIAL: It turns out that poverty reduction remains a formidable challenge despite all the recent macroeconomic... Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am
Opinion Net metering: Balancing the scales—I Potential promises of clean, sustainable, and long-term cost-saving alternatives have dominated the discussion about... Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am
Print ‘Bharo Bill Foran; Karo Mulk Roshan’: KE proposes a country-wide campaign ISLAMBAD: While supporting the power minister’s terminology for power theft as economic terrorism, K-Electric (KE)... Updated 02 Oct, 2024 09:25am
Pakistan Farmers urge govt to address issue of inflated bills LAHORE: Farmers have urged the Punjab government to take up the issue of inflated electricity bills with the federal... Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am
Pakistan JI says will organise nationwide sit-ins on thoroughfares on 29th LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced nationwide sit-ins on main roads on... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Print Costly electricity: IPPs’ capacity charges not the sole factor: experts KARACHI: Energy experts have blamed a host of issues for the rising electricity prices, saying that the recent... Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:27am
Opinion Factory shutdowns A week ago, I was invited by the leadership of the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry to their city to stir... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
Pakistan JI chief denounces recent legislation about ICT rallies LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has denounced the recently introduced legislation aimed at... Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am
Print QTA mechanism: Rs1.75/unit hike approved for Discos, KE ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved an increase of Rs1.75 per unit in... Updated 07 Sep, 2024 03:13pm
Print Examination by petitioners: SC asks Nepra to ensure availability of relevant papers of CPPA-G, NTDC & IPPs ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to ensure that all the... Updated 07 Sep, 2024 09:41am
Pakistan No reports of IMF objections to power relief package of Punjab govt: minister LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said on Wednesday that there are no reports of IMF objections to... Updated 05 Sep, 2024 09:20am
Opinion The power struggle: navigating Pakistan’s energy crisis Energy crisis, rising tariffs, IPPs, capacity payments! These words appear in Pakistani newspapers daily,... Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:01am