KSA offered to set up oil reserves Published 31 Oct, 2026 05:33am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said Saudi companies could establish commercial oil...
Govt urged to withdraw abrupt changes in net metering policy Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:48am PESHAWAR: Business community expressed concern over abrupt changes in net metering policy, calling it a major hurdle...
Pacts revision with IPPs: Development partners informed of possible scenarios Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:08am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Monday said negotiations with IPPs are...
PPL increases gas production at Shahdad X-1 Updated 23 Jan, 2025 11:14pm Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has successfully increased natural gas production at Shahdad X-1, a sweet gas well...
Mari Energies refutes fire reports at Daharki plant Updated 23 Jan, 2025 04:27pm Mari Energies Limited (MARI), formerly Mari Petroleum Company Limited, on Thursday, refuted social media reports of...
OGDCL enhances oil and gas production Updated 20 Jan, 2025 04:36pm Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,...
Race to renewables: Attock Cement commissions 4.8MW windmill project Updated 16 Jan, 2025 12:48pm As Pakistan’s corporate sector increasingly turns to renewable energy to meet its power needs, Attock Cement became...
Govt cuts tariff on charging stations by 45%: Awais Leghari Updated 15 Jan, 2025 10:32pm Energy minister says decision will pave way for expansion of charging stations, and increase EV adoption in Pakistan
Federal cabinet approves proposal to revise agreements with 14 IPPs: PMO Updated 14 Jan, 2025 11:06pm Revised agreements will include reduction of Rs802 billion in profits, costs of independent power producers
Shell Pakistan changes name to Wafi Energy Pakistan Limited Updated 14 Jan, 2025 11:48pm Shell Pakistan Limited (SHEL) has officially changed its name to ‘Wafi Energy Pakistan Limited’, effective January...
Russia says it will continue oil and gas projects despite US sanctions Published 11 Jan, 2025 10:48pm MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow’s energy sector as an...
Pakistan, China reaffirm commitment to ‘high-quality’ CPEC phase II development Published 11 Jan, 2025 07:34pm Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their commitment to the high-quality development of the China-Pakistan Economic...
PPL begins gas production at Jamshoro exploratory well Updated 10 Jan, 2025 10:09pm Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has started gas production from Takri-1 exploration well located in the Jamshoro...
Talks with Chinese IPPs initiated, says Leghari Updated 28 Dec, 2024 06:07pm Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said the government has initiated talks with the Chinese...
Pakistan Petroleum Limited commissions new exploratory well in Sujawal Updated 27 Dec, 2024 09:38pm Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), an oil and gas exploration firm, has successfully commissioned the exploratory...
PSO board approves SPA execution with Azerbaijan’s SOCAR Updated 26 Dec, 2024 07:54pm The Board of Management (BoM) of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO), the largest fuel marketing company in the...
OGDCL begins oil & gas production from Hyderabad Updated 19 Dec, 2024 10:46pm Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,...
Luxury and energy sectors weaken European shares Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am PARIS: European shares closed lower on Monday, bogged down by heavyweight luxury and energy shares after...
Power generation in Pakistan falls in September amid rising costs, shift to renewables Updated 23 Oct, 2024 10:49pm Power generation in Pakistan stood at 12,487 GWh (17,343 MW) in September 2024, a decline of over 6% YoY compared to...
Net metering: Balancing the scales—IV Updated 23 Oct, 2024 07:07am As we concluded in the previous part of this essay, renegotiating the power purchase agreements is difficult, if not...
Solar gains, grid pains Published 16 Oct, 2024 09:49am The standard for policymaking is to establish clearly defined short, medium, and long-term goals. Unfortunately,...
Bahra Electric and Pakistan Cables sign MoU to develop energy sectors Updated 15 Oct, 2024 08:53am ISLAMABAD: Bahra Electric and Pakistan Cables Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen...
Task force on IPPs: another wild goose chase? Published 12 Aug, 2024 06:36am The formation of the Energy Task Force on Independent Power Producers (IPPs) appears to be a distraction from the...
Tight gas, undersea oil and gas reserves: PM speaks of criticality of investment Updated 12 Mar, 2024 04:52pm Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs to provide all kinds of facilities to private sector and local and foreign investors in oil and gas discovery
In search of reasonable thinking Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am Benjamin Franklin said, “Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack.”...
Focus on cooperation with Russia: Work begins on 13th 5-year energy plan Updated 16 Jan, 2024 09:41am ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (M/o PD&SI) has commenced working on...
The World Bank says it all Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am That the growing political uncertainty and institutional imbalances are adversely affecting the country’s perception...
Kakar meets Netherlands PM: Dutch firms invited to invest in agri, energy sectors Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am DUBAI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday met Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte...
Economic model ‘flops’: Poverty hits 39.4pc mark, say World Bank officials Updated 23 Sep, 2023 05:38pm ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s current economic development model is no longer reducing poverty and provides few benefits to...
‘Interim govt should implement effective economic reforms’ Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...