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electricity generation

The solar paradox

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

For the past two decades, the story of solar energy has been one of extraordinary optimism—and rightly so. Few...

World Bank approves additional USD300m financing for T4HP

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has approved an additional USD 300 million in financing for the Tarbela Fourth...

Generating electricity from waste: better late than never

Updated 19 May, 2026 12:57pm

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directive to prepare a roadmap for generating electricity from solid...

Cost overruns: Another USD300m sought from World Bank for ‘T4HP’

Updated 17 May, 2026 05:32pm

Pakistan seeks an additional $300 million from the World Bank for the Tarbela Fifth Hydropower Project, crucial for ensuring safe operation of the Tarbela Reservoir and boosting electricity generation by 2027.

Power consumers may get Rs1.14/unit relief

Updated 18 Apr, 2026 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: Power consumers, who bear the brunt of Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) are likely to get a relief of around...

Higher dam releases ease power system pressure

Updated 18 Apr, 2026 09:33am

Power Division says water outflows surged to 30,000 cusecs

BR Research: Pakistan’s power curve has bent – policy hasn’t, yet

Updated 11 Nov, 2025 11:11pm

Electricity demand and generation patterns aren’t supposed to transform dramatically within just two years. Yet ...

September electricity generation: The grid won’t catch the sun

Updated 27 Oct, 2025 08:06am

Power generation data for September 2025 paints a familiar picture — one of stagnation and structural...

September electricity generation: The grid won’t catch the sun

Updated 06 Oct, 2025 07:43am

Power generation data for September 2025 paints a familiar picture — one of stagnation and structural...

KE does not receive ‘operational subsidies’: CFO

Updated 03 Oct, 2025 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE), the country’s only privatised power utility, asserted on Thursday that its electricity...

Electricity generation growth masks irrelevance

Updated 22 Sep, 2025 08:36am

Pakistan’s electricity grid is fast turning into a case study — on the democratization of energy choices, on the...

Pakistan’s power generation increases 8% in August

Published 18 Sep, 2025 01:28pm

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 14,218 GWh in August 2025, an increase of over 8% year-on-year (YoY),...

August FCA: PD seeks 19 paisas/kWh positive adjustment

Updated 18 Sep, 2025 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has requested a positive adjustment of 19 paisas per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in...

Solar duck curve dictating power dynamics

Updated 22 Aug, 2025 07:58am

Electricity demand and generation profiles are not supposed to transform dramatically within the span of just twelve...

Thar coal: TCEB approves strategic tariff, policy measures

Published 31 Jul, 2025 07:39am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presided over the 29th meeting of the Thar Coal & Energy Board...

Power sector’s circular debt hits Rs1.6trn mark: CPPA-G

Updated 31 Jul, 2025 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) revealed that the power sector’s circular debt...

Pakistan’s power generation increases 8% in June

Updated 21 Jul, 2025 10:54pm

Overall power generation remains flat in FY25

June FCA: CPPA-G seeks 65 paisa negative adjustment

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 17 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	37.27 ▲ 3.39 (10.01%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.72 ▲ 9.79 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.95 ▲ 2.54 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.61 ▼ -0.98 (-27.3%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.25 ▼ -16.69 (-10%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.81 ▼ -1.2 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 17 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 17 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.54 ▼ -0.78 (-9.38%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	85,782,795 ▲ 0.17
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,049,582 ▼ -0.58
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,330,537 ▲ 2.9
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,918,262 ▼ -0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,198,734 ▼ -0.26
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,536,542 ▼ -1.23
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,404,498 ▼ -0.3
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,314,007 ▼ -0.39
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,439,447 ▼ -0.13
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,367,016 ▲ 0.47

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