‘Country heading towards digital catastrophe’ ISLAMABAD: The chief executive officers of Pakistan’s largest telecom companies have warned that the country is... Updated 03 Feb, 2023 10:35am
Opinion Power distribution sector’s performance – I Circular debt and privatisation of power distribution companies are under active discussion these days in the... Published 12 Jan, 2023 06:10am
Print IMF wants up to Rs7.50/unit power tariff raise Seeks increase to recover over Rs 700 billion from consumers as previous commitments made by the government were not met Updated 12 Jan, 2023 11:55am
Markets KE incurred less line losses: Nepra chief says performance of all Discos dismal KARACHI: Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Tauseef Hassan Farooqi, while expressing ... Published 08 Jan, 2023 03:48am
Pakistan No increase in electricity tariff under consideration: energy ministry Dismisses reports suggesting hike, says PM Shehbaz has issued clear directions ruling out increase Updated 21 Dec, 2022 05:24pm
Opinion Legal basis for uniform electricity tariff For the end consumer in Pakistan, the current tariff structure is uniform throughout the country. Still, it... Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am
Markets Nepra chief proposes Coal Procurement Authority ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi told Senate Sub-committee... Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Print Concessional power tariff for agri sector faces uncertainty ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly “shelved” a concessional electricity tariff of Rs13/kWh for the... Updated 20 Nov, 2022 09:39am
Opinion Pakistan’s exports in the doldrums Subsidies such as those relating to power tariffs have been the lifelines of our export industry, notably the ... Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am
Business & Finance KE seeks negative adjustment in its Sept tariff ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has sought negative adjustment of Rs 4.6/ kWh in its tariff for September 2022 to refund... Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am
Business & Finance PHMA for restoring old electricity tariff for textile sector FAISALABAD: Immediate restoration of old electricity tariff for textile sector is imperative to save national ... Published 06 Oct, 2022 05:59am
BR Research The PBS Metaverse The Metaverse is real. Pakistan is in it. It is represented by its bureau of statistics, the PBS. In that alternate... Published 04 Oct, 2022 08:31am
Business & Finance FPCCI criticizes constant increase in electricity tariff KARACHI: President of FPCCI Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has decried the “ruthless” constant increase in electricity ... Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am
Markets Britain’s opposition Labour Party to demand energy price cap freeze LONDON: Britain’s main opposition Labour Party will call for the energy price cap to be frozen this autumn, a ... Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am
BR Research Currency – snowballing? A negative feedback loop reigns over the currency market, creating a snowball effect. This is why investor ... Published 20 Jul, 2022 08:55am
Business & Finance FPCCI advocates ‘growth-oriented’ monetary policy LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) calling for... Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am
Print Conversion of electricity tariff to industrial category: Representatives of cellular companies grilled by Nepra ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday quizzed the representatives of cellular... Updated 06 Jul, 2022 10:18pm
Business & Finance Electricity tariff rise of Rs8 to be done in phases in July-September Earlier, govt had considered a one-time hike in prices Updated 30 Jun, 2022 03:27pm
BR Research Default averted, not out of woods yet Things are slowly moving towards stabilization.The long pending IMF reviews are inching towards completion. Seeing... Published 29 Jun, 2022 09:40am
Markets Concern expressed over massive hike in electricity tariff KARACHI Suleiman Chawla, Acting President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has... Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am
Markets NEPRA hikes electricity tariff by Rs7.91 per unit The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) approved an increase of Rs7.91 per unit in the power tariff... Published 02 Jun, 2022 07:30pm
Business & Finance KE’s tariff up by Rs4.8/unit for March ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed K-Electric (KE) to increase tariff by Rs... Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am
Print Power tariffs to rise for now: govt Dastgir says government pondering over shifting to solar generation against coal generation to avail cost effective energy mix Updated 10 May, 2022 10:07am
BR Research LNG imports to outpace crude oil Plenty of analysts have had sleepless nights over the ballooning energy import bill. Calls to curb demand have been... Published 26 Apr, 2022 08:16am
Business & Finance ‘Rise in interest rates to bring another storm of inflation’ LAHORE: Traders and industrialists on Friday expressed concern over the rise in interest rates by State Bank of... Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am
BR Research Power fuel cost remains concerning February 2022 grid power generation was up by 11 percent year-on-year to 8 billion units on gross basis. On a... Published 25 Mar, 2022 08:37am
Print FCA for Jan 2022: Discos allowed hike of Rs5.95 per unit ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased electricity tariff of Distribution... Updated 11 Mar, 2022 09:57am
Pakistan No-trust motion now only way to oust govt, says Shehbaz LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president, Shehbaz Sharif, said on Thursday that no-confidence... Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am
Business & Finance Dec FCA: NEPRA slashes KE tariff by Rs2.59 per unit Decision to reduce prices will provide a relief of Rs3.038 billion to Karachi residents in March bills Published 17 Feb, 2022 03:31pm
Pakistan Maryam opposes increase in power tariffs LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz Sharif has strongly opposed any further... Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am