Power generation rise, inefficiencies rise faster A 22 percent year-on-year jump in electricity generation in April 2025 has some in government circles celebrating ... Updated 29 May, 2025 07:59am
Opinion The evolutionary arc of global oil and why Pakistan’s needs to bend it Pakistan stands at a pivotal energy crossroads. With global momentum pushing toward a post-oil world by 2050[1], as... Updated 19 May, 2025 07:26am
Print IHC suspends levy on consumption of natural gas/RLNG by CPPs ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the notification to impose levy under Section 3(1) of the Off... Updated 28 Mar, 2025 02:32pm
BR Research Electricity generation rut goes on Pakistan’s national electricity grid generated more power in February of 2018 than in February of 2025. Let that... Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:58am
BR Research Power (generation) struggle continues It is now three times in running, the New Year has started with power generation going down from a year ago. January... Published 28 Feb, 2025 07:52am
Markets Pakistan’s power generation decreases in January as demand dips Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 8,152 GWh (10,957 MW) in January 2025, a decrease of 2% YoY compared to... Updated 20 Feb, 2025 06:10pm
Markets Nuclear power dominates as Pakistan’s electricity generation increases 1% in December 2024 Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 7,800 GWh (10,484 MW) in December 2024, an increase of 1% YoY compared to... Updated 20 Jan, 2025 06:55pm
Print CM says Thar coal most affordable source of power generation KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah stated that Thar Coal is the most affordable source of electricity... Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:17am
BR Research Power generation still struggling Electricity generation in October 2024 at 10 billion units has made some mistakes for the demand finally turning a... Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:03am
Print ‘Economic resurgence’: govt spells out its achievements ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum Musadik Masood Malik on Thursday said Pakistan was heading towards the right... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:38am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz announces immediate supply of 100MW electricity to Gilgit-Baltistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that Gilgit-Baltistan will receive 100 megawatts electricity... Published 06 Nov, 2024 05:27pm
BR Research Mahmood Textile Mills Limited Mahmood Textile Mills Limited (PSX: MEHT) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1970. The... Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:14am
Print KP govt signs deal to establish own power transmission line PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa signed an agreement with a private sector company to establish its... Updated 02 Nov, 2024 09:29am
BR Research Power generation: New lows Smack in the middle of all the chest thumping around Pakistan achieving macroeconomic “stability”, power generation... Published 23 Sep, 2024 09:05am
Markets Hydropower costlier than wind, solar power, claims study KARACHI: The cost of hydropower generation is much higher than wind and solar as hydropower generation cost has... Published 14 Aug, 2024 06:40am
BR Research Power sector: The rut, the rot, the riot April 2024 marked the 7th straight month of electricity generation going down year-on-year. Make it 19 out of the... Published 23 May, 2024 08:14am
Pakistan Water levels in Mangla, Tarbela dams better as compared to last year LAHORE: Availability of water in both Mangla and Tarbela dams is far better than the last year, requiring immediate... Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am
BR Research Power generation: The rut continues For the sixth month running, electricity generation went down year-on-year, as March 2024 generation was recorded... Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:55am
BR Research Power generation: Paying more for less Electricity generation in February 2024 went down 9 percent year-on-year to 6.9 billion units – marking the fifth... Published 22 Mar, 2024 09:02am
Markets YoY: Pakistan’s power generation cost jumps, generation dips in February Cost of power generation in Pakistan was up 9% while generation dipped 8% in February 2024. The cost in February... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 10:22pm
Print Discos’ tariffs for February: CPPA-G seeks Rs5 per unit positive adjustment ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought a positive adjustment of Rs5 per unit... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 10:49am
BR Research Power exercise: Very costly Electricity generation in January 2023 went down 3 percent year-on-year to 7.9 billion units – marking a fourth... Published 23 Feb, 2024 09:12am
BR Research Power game: Too costly December of 2017 had higher electricity generation than December of 2023. It is this bad. The 1HFY24 power... Published 18 Jan, 2024 09:07am
Markets Pakistan’s power generation cost declines over 8% in October At a time of rising electricity bills, the cost of power generation in Pakistan saw a decline of over 8% in October... Updated 21 Nov, 2023 09:46pm
BR Research Power generation: Gradually inching up The worst is behind us. All high frequency data points are increasingly pointing out that much. After LSM numbers... Published 24 Oct, 2023 08:13am
Markets Pakistan’s cost of power generation declines over 25% in September Amid rising electricity bills, the cost of power generation in Pakistan registered a significant decline of over 25%... Updated 20 Oct, 2023 09:59pm
Markets Wapda provides 15.002bn units to national grid during Q1 2023-24 LAHORE: Fiscal year 2023-24 is turning out to be a good year for hydel electricity generation in Pakistan as Wapda... Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am
Business & Finance Agreements with IPPs the reason behind power crisis: Shaikhani HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani has said... Published 25 Sep, 2023 07:11am
Opinion Handling the energy crisis The relentless rise in electricity prices in Pakistan has taken a severe toll on domestic consumers, large-scale... Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am
Markets Pakistan’s power generation up nearly 5% year-on-year Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 14,839 GWh (19,945MW) in July 2023, up 4.9% as compared to the same... Updated 22 Aug, 2023 04:03pm