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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

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

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

‘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

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

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 20	283.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 20	283.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 20	146.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 20	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 20	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
India Sensex / Jun 20	82,408.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 20	38,403.23
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Hang Seng / Jun 20	23,530.48
FTSE 100 / Jun 20	8,774.65
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 20	23,350.55
France CAC40 / Jun 20	7,589.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 20	74.93
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 20	3,368.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 20	66.70
Petrol/Litre / Jun 23	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 23	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jun 20 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	356 ▲ 40.99 (13.01%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	313.91 ▲ 33.82 (12.07%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 20 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	33.53 ▲ 3.42 (11.36%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jun 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.90 ▲ 1 (11.24%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 20 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	50.25 ▲ 5 (11.05%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 20 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	25.43 ▲ 2.33 (10.09%)
Shams Textile / Jun 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	31.52 ▲ 2.87 (10.02%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 20 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	24.61 ▲ 2.24 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Jun 20 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	621.82 ▲ 56.53 (10%)

Stock	Price
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 20 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	12.92 ▼ -2.14 (-14.21%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jun 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	61.07 ▼ -7.82 (-11.35%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 20 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	41 ▼ -4.9 (-10.68%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 20 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.28 ▼ -5.59 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 20 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	11,153.83 ▼ -1239.27 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 20 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	173.06 ▼ -19.23 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 20 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	56.21 ▼ -6.24 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	20.18 ▼ -2.23 (-9.95%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.49 ▼ -0.27 (-9.78%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 20 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.61 ▼ -4.39 (-9.76%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	42,791,268 ▼ -0.04
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	26,664,589 ▼ -4.92
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 20 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	25,526,681 ▼ -0.26
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 20 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,497,580 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,445,689 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Jun 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	13,554,568 ▼ -0.06
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	9,805,036 ▼ -0.27
Dewan Cement / Jun 20 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	9,257,161 ▼ -0.86
Invest Bank / Jun 20 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8,867,595 ▼ -0.26
Pak Refinery / Jun 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,518,206 ▲ 0.01

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