Govt urged to help reduce prices of daily use items KARACHI: Traders have shown a financial vulnerability to pay soaring electricity bills for being beyond their... Published 20 Aug, 2023 03:20am
Print Rs976bn set aside for power sector, PD official tells NA panel ISLAMABAD: Power Division Secretary Rashid Mehmood Langrial has stated that the government has allocated Rs976... Updated 04 Aug, 2023 09:58am
Pakistan Karachi: power minister vows to end power woes KARACHI: Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir on Wednesday said the concerns of the citizens of Karachi... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am
Markets PBF concerned over massive hike in electricity base tariff KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has shown displeasure on a significant increase in the base tariff by Rs7.50... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Print Nepra approves positive adjustment of Rs1.90/unit for May ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved positive adjustment of Rs 1.90 per... Updated 21 Jul, 2023 09:27am
Pakistan Indirect taxes fuelling poverty: PDP KARACHI: Opposing the idea of collecting radio license fee from the public through electricity bill, Pasban... Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am
Editorials ‘Massive’ load-shedding, ‘inflated’ bills EDITORIAL: Summer never comes without the curse of load-shedding in this country, more in rural than urban areas, ... Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am
Print Consumers facing ‘massive’ power load-shedding, ‘inflated’ bills ISLAMABAD: The government’s inability, ill planning and financial woes have multiplied the miseries of electricity... Updated 24 Jun, 2023 08:50am
Markets Fesco to outsource distribution of bills FAISALABAD: Chairman Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) WAPDA Malik Tahseen Awan has issued orders to... Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am
Markets Wapda Hydro Union Hazara announces suspension of electricity bills ABBOTTABAD: Wapda Hydro Union Hazara division on Monday announced the suspension of electricity bills in the region... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Print Senate body irked by absence of power minister ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power has deplored that the continuous absence of the... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 09:03am
Print Russian oil and gas will start reaching this year: govt LAHORE: Minister of State for Petroleum Division Dr Musadiq Masood Malik has said under the Pak-Russia agreement,... Updated 20 Feb, 2023 08:52am
Pakistan Electricity bills: LHC declares fuel adjustment charges illegal LAHORE: The Lahore High Court directed the government to provide maximum subsidy to the domestic consumers of 500... Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am
Pakistan CM vows to resolve issues of farmers, cultivators LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi in a meeting with a 50-member delegation of progressive ... Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am
Business & Finance Nepra FCA decision: Power Div proposes revision ISLAMABAD: Power Division has proposed revision in National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) FCA... Updated 01 Feb, 2023 09:25am
World UK borrowing balloons on energy support: data LONDON: The UK government’s debt almost tripled last month as it subsidises gas and electricity bills to protect... Published 24 Jan, 2023 05:57pm
Business & Finance Power bills: FBR collects double income tax in Karachi KARACHI: Despite being victimized by dilapidated road infrastructure, high air pollution, gas shortage,... Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Print Electricity bills: PD says doesn’t want to manage tax, surcharge collection Expresses willingness to do away with the role of collection of taxes, surcharges on electricity except General Sales Tax Updated 09 Dec, 2022 09:44am
Print FBR concedes collecting significant amount of revenue thru power bills ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has conceded before a parliamentary panel of collecting a significant... Updated 24 Nov, 2022 09:45am
Business & Finance Consumers’ complaints: Nepra assails Gepco, Lesco ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has grilled Gujranwala Electric Power Company... Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am
Print Govt decides not to increase power tariff: Secy Power Division ISLAMABAD: The Secretary of Power Division on Saturday said that keeping in view increasing electricity prices in... Updated 16 Oct, 2022 10:17am
Markets Thar coal project to start generating 1,320MW by Dec, says minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Wednesday said the Thar Coal Power project would start... Published 13 Oct, 2022 05:59am
Business & Finance Analyst links survival of industries to reduction in power bills KARACHI: Unless the ‘imposed charges’ on electricity bills are offloaded and the bills are reduced, the survival... Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am
Pakistan Farmers’ protest unjustified as demand about power bills has been accepted: Rana ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanullah on Saturday said that the government is taking seriously the legitimate... Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am
Markets Lesco stops payment of bills on installments to meet revenue target LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has banned installments in its electricity bills to meet its... Published 21 Sep, 2022 06:46am
Markets PRIED holds webinar on ‘net-metering’ KARACHI: Energy experts on Wednesday said that power consumers in Pakistan have a huge opportunity to reduce their... Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:57am
Pakistan Electricity bills issued to domestic consumers after FPA removal: FESCO CEO Faisalabad Electric Supply Company says the facility of deduction in Fuel Price Adjustment has been increased up to 300 units Updated 11 Sep, 2022 11:00am
Print Nepra unveils Rs4.11/unit cut in KE tariff for Sept ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has announced a deduction of Rs4.11 per unit in... Updated 11 Sep, 2022 10:50am
Business & Finance Electricity bills: Ministry notifies up to 300 units relief ISLAMABD: Ministry of Energy has started implementing relief announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to the... Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:52am
Business & Finance Collection of FPA: Industrialists threaten to shut down units PESHAWAR: Factory owners here on Sunday warned to shut down industrial units and stage a sit-in on main Grand Trunk... Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:04am