Bold on policy cut, timid on targets The SBP took the correct decision to reduce the policy rate by 150 bps to 20.5 percent. However, the coherence in... Published 11 Jun, 2024 08:14am
Print Alternative energy system: PM highlights huge investment potential BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday, reiterating his government’s commitment to strengthen the... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:03am
Opinion The burgeoning burden of capacity payments As Pakistan prepares for a significant increase in electricity prices next year, driven by further rupee devaluation... Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am
Pakistan ‘Good day for Pakistan’: Energy minister says deal reached with KP to address power woes, theft KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur pledges to collaborate with the energy ministry and federal government to lower power outages and thefts Updated 27 May, 2024 07:58pm
Opinion The claim of China’s ‘overcapacity’ is a fallacy Recently, the United States and other Western countries have been incessantly hyping the so-called “overcapacity... Updated 27 May, 2024 07:04am
Opinion Pakistan’s energy sector: Growing burden of circular debt As a result of the alleged corruption and ineptitude of the power bureaucracy in the country, the cost of dealing... Published 26 May, 2024 02:56am
Business & Finance IMF’s EFF: Notable progress made towards reaching SLA ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Pakistani authorities made significant progress towards... Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am
Perspectives Net-metering: turning up the heat on Pakistani people instead of IPPs As usual, Pakistan finds itself caught in a quagmire when it comes to its energy policy. Never mind that it added... Published 23 May, 2024 08:39pm
Opinion U-turn on net metering Delivering a powerful speech at a closing Plenary- Rejuvenating Growth of the World Economic Forum on 29th April... Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am
Markets OGDC sees significant boost in oil production at KPK well Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has registered a significant increase in oil production from Nashpa... Updated 17 May, 2024 04:46pm
Print Energy: Aurangzeb briefed about issues facing industrial sector ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, chaired a meeting at the... Updated 16 May, 2024 09:27am
Business & Finance KPOGCL signs PCA with govt on Miran Petroleum Block PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Oil & Gas Company Limited (KPOGCL) has signed the Petroleum Concession Agreement... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
BR Research Circular debt target: Optimistic much? The IMF program review report is out and it reads much of the same for the energy sector, in terms of progress and... Published 15 May, 2024 08:49am
Print Experts for energy conservation, industrialisation LAHORE: During a session on “Powering Pakistan’s Future: Strategies to Address the Energy Crisis” jointly organized... Updated 13 May, 2024 09:28am
Markets ‘Cost-side reforms’: IMF says Pakistan needs to revisit terms of power purchase agreements Remarks come in staff report for the second and final review under $3-billion Stand-By Arrangement Updated 11 May, 2024 08:08pm
Markets Islamabad seeks Chinese assistance for completion of two hydropower projects Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal says government intends to revive original momentum of CPEC projects and remains committed to high-quality development Updated 10 May, 2024 08:28pm
Markets Govt’s balancing act: incentivise solar, but not too much? KARACHI: Pakistan’s government has once again been caught in a tight spot. It wants to promote renewable energy –... Updated 10 May, 2024 09:51am
Markets POGEE 2024: energy sector’s ‘largest’ exhibition begins in Lahore LAHORE: The 18th edition of the ‘Pakistan Oil, Gas & Energy Exhibition’ (POGEE), the premier showcase of the... Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am
Print NTDC projects: ADB identifies implementation challenges ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pointed out implementation challenges in NTDC projects, which are... Updated 08 May, 2024 08:51am
Business & Finance Pakistan giant Engro looks to go global, its main investor says Expansion plans include looking at telecoms infrastructure in countries in Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Updated 07 May, 2024 09:46pm
Markets KE’s renewable ambitions garner interest from developers KARACHI: While Pakistan contributes less than 1.0 percent towards global carbon emissions, a combination of... Published 07 May, 2024 06:55am
Business & Finance World Bank official, ministers discuss reforms agenda, technical assistance ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik and Federal Minister for Power Awais Leghari held a... Published 07 May, 2024 06:43am
Markets World Bank's support for reforms in energy sector praised ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik and Federal Minister for Power Awais Leghari held a... Published 07 May, 2024 06:28am
Opinion Redemption of the power sector A host of sectoral lacunas prevailing in the energy sector have yet to be tackled leave alone overcome and the... Updated 06 May, 2024 07:04am
Markets Energy sector experts say ‘solar tax is not a hoax’ LAHORE: The energy sector experts have feared that the solar tax was not a hoax. Rather, it was a litmus check to... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Markets Despite lower finance cost, National Refinery posts Rs2.87bn loss in 3QFY24 Despite higher revenues and lower finance cost, National Refinery Limited (NRL), the country’s only lube refinery,... Updated 25 Apr, 2024 09:06pm
Print Ahead of PM’s visit to KSA: SIFC ‘striving’ to resolve KE’s issues ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is reportedly endeavouring to find ways to resolve... Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:02am
Editorials The energy conundrum EDITORIAL: The mismanagement and irrational decision-making in the energy sector is making the industrial sector... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Opinion Powering Pakistan: Transforming energy distribution for economic prosperity In Pakistan, the energy sector stands as both a pillar of progress and a stumbling block to prosperity. At the heart... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
Markets Energy sector: Pakistan should implement broad-based structural reforms ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has to bring and strictly implement broad-based structural reforms in the energy sector to get... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
