LESCO detects 429 power pilferers LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) detected a total of 429 connections from where consumers were... Published 22 Jan, 2024 05:37am
Pakistan Nawaz ready to overcome all challenges: Marriyum LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif is determined to again steer the country on the path of... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
Opinion The rampant energy theft Pak-Arab Refinery Company (PARCO) reported this week an incident of oil theft that purportedly took place at a... Updated 20 Jan, 2024 05:56am
Opinion IMF projections The good news is that the IMF Executive Board has completed the First Review of the Stand-By Arrangement for ... Updated 16 Jan, 2024 06:12am
Opinion Seasonal grid instability challenges in Pakistan–I Brownouts and blackouts are critical issues affecting the stability and reliability of power supply systems in... Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am
Print FBR issues ‘final’ notices to non-filers Senior FBR official says blockage of mobile phones will be done positively this month, but 'not necessarily on January 15, 2024' Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:52am
Print PM says govt, KE to ensure smooth power supply to Karachi ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Monday that an uninterrupted power supply to Karachi... Updated 09 Jan, 2024 09:17am
Markets Power supply to Guddu plant restored KASHMORE: The supply of electricity to the Guddu Power Plant in district Kashmore, Sindh, which had stopped after a... Published 01 Jan, 2024 05:40am
Markets Generating more units: Wapda helps exchequer save Rs106bn LAHORE: Wapda generated about 34 billion units of low-cost, clean, and green hydel electricity in 2023, which is 2.2... Published 31 Dec, 2023 03:04am
Print CPPA seeks Rs4.66 per unit FCA for XW Discos ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has sought a massive Rs4.66 per unit fuel cost adjustment... Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:23am
Pakistan Mirpurkhas declared ‘loadshedding-free’ MIRPURKHAS: Sindh’s Caretaker Chief Minister former Justice Maqbool Baqir on Monday declared Mirpurkhas load... Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am
Pakistan 100 days of anti-theft drive: Lesco detects 36,428 power pilferers LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has detected a total of 36,428 connections from where the... Published 24 Dec, 2023 04:00am
Business & Finance Costly electricity termed punishment for industry KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum... Published 23 Dec, 2023 06:16am
Editorials K-Electric: a clear-cut success story EDITORIAL: The government has come to its senses at long last and settled its disputes with K-Electric (KE) Ltd, the... Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am
Markets Regulator’s warning: Power sector will be doomed if Discos fail to mend their ways ISLAMABAD: The power sector regulator said on Tuesday that the sector would not be made viable the way distribution... Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am
BR Research Sitara Energy Limited Sitara Energy Limited (PSX: SEL) is incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company. The company is engaged in... Published 19 Dec, 2023 08:56am
Pakistan LESCO detects 36,428 power pilferers LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has detected a total of 36,428 connections where the customers... Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Opinion Energy sector – ‘a nightmare’ Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in a statement this week has described the energy sector as “a... Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am
Markets LEI launches report on energy efficient buildings KARACHI: The LUMS Energy Institute (LEI), a research and capacity building centre with a focus on Pakistan energy... Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am
Pakistan Ordinance promulgated to check power theft ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi promulgated, “The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023” to make more... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am
Print PM terms energy sector a ‘nightmare’ ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq has described the energy sector as a nightmare for the country... Updated 13 Dec, 2023 09:24am
Markets Higher tariffs cause power consumption decline: APTMA ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumption of textile sector in the jurisdictions of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco)... Updated 13 Dec, 2023 09:48am
Print ‘Delayed’ CASA-1000 project: World Bank reluctant to arrange funds ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is said to have shown reluctance in the arrangement of funds for the delayed Central... Updated 07 Dec, 2023 09:15am
Print Govt bans issuance of LOIs for hydropower projects ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly slapped a ban on issuance of Letters of Interest (LoIs) for... Updated 04 Dec, 2023 11:44am
Markets Lesco says Lahore Metro Bus administration ‘found involved in power theft’ LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has found the Lahore Metro Bus administration involved in... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
Editorials ECP’s ‘major decision’ EDITORIAL: ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) has done the right thing by seeking details of defaulters of... Published 03 Dec, 2023 02:59am
Pakistan Nawaz visits Murree, steps up criticism of PTI MURREE: Supreme leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif has said that political gains hold no... Updated 24 Nov, 2023 11:01am
Markets Continuous increase in price of electricity & gas beyond tolerance KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian... Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am
Print Hydel projects: PM orders payment of arrears to KP ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa should immediately be... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 09:24am
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