Green Sukuk The Ministry of Finance recently issued Pakistan’s first Green Sukuk, valued at Rs30 billion, under the ... Updated 03 Jun, 2025 06:47am
BR Research Power generation rises — but at what cost? Finally, there is some surge in power generation (read: consumption). It increased by 22 percent year-on-year in... Published 23 May, 2025 06:12am
Print Reduced hydropower, costly fuels: Govt warns of potential hike in power bills ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday warned of a potential hike in electricity bills during the summer months,... Updated 30 Apr, 2025 02:28pm
Pakistan KP formally takes up NHP dues issue with PM PESHAWAR: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, has formally taken up the issue of the... Published 03 Apr, 2025 05:23am
Markets Chinese company to purchase 120MW electricity PESHAWAR: Chinese Investment Company (China Century Steel Mills) has contacted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for... Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am
Markets KP govt hosts roadshow to showcase energy sector projects PESHAWAR: The KP government in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) programme,... Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am
Print No ‘sacred cow’ among IPPs now: Awais ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari Friday said providing relief to the power... Updated 30 Nov, 2024 04:35pm
Opinion SAARC is no longer relevant That SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) has been facing since 2016 a situation in which any... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:19am
Opinion Pakistan’s power system: challenges and solutions The current high cost of electricity in Pakistan has undoubtedly hurt domestic, commercial, and household... Updated 19 Aug, 2024 10:18am
Markets Rising cooling demand to keep coal plants online this year, IEA says PARIS: Global electricity demand is set to grow at its fastest pace in nearly 20 years this year, spurred by... Published 19 Jul, 2024 10:36am
Markets Progress of Spat Gah power project reviewed PESHAWAR: Secretary Energy and Power Nisar Ahmad Khan called foreign investment as a milestone in the coming days... Published 15 Jul, 2024 07:26am
Print CASA-1000 suddenly gets new lease of life? ISLAMABAD: The authorities in Pakistan are hopeful of resumption of suspended work on transmission line of Central-... Updated 25 Jun, 2024 09:01am
Print Suki Kinari Hydropower Station: First Unit registers success LAHORE: The first unit (Unit 4) of Pakistan Suki Kinari Hydropower Station, the largest hydropower power station... Updated 17 Jun, 2024 03:03pm
Print Water woes to stay even after dam construction ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s water woes are unlikely to be over even after construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam (DBD) in 2030... Updated 11 Jan, 2024 12:04pm
Print Hydropower, transmission: Major projects face rupee cover issue ISLAMABAD: Major hydropower and transmission line projects are reportedly facing Rupee cover issues due to less... Updated 05 Jan, 2024 08:45am
Print NTDC supports conversion of Lalpir, Pakgen to Thar coal ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has supported conversion of M/s Lalpir (LP) and Pakgen... Updated 02 Jan, 2024 08:24am
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 Energy mix ‘Govt plans to enhance share of hydel, RE to 61pc by 2030’ ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Power Muhammad Ali on Wednesday said the government is working on a plan to... Updated 21 Dec, 2023 09:53am
Print LoIs for hydropower projects: KP seeks provinces’ say in PPIB WG ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government has urged the federal government to give membership to provincial... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:09am
Markets Completion of 8 water, hydropower projects to boost water storage: Wapda LAHROE: With the completion of eight under-construction water and hydropower projects of Wapda, the carry over water... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am
Opinion Hydropower — a friend in need Due to population expansion and urbanisation, Pakistan’s energy landscape radically transforms as electricity... Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am
Opinion Net zero and Pakistan’s energy system: no more business as usual Net Zero is an international agreement for climate action that aims to achieve a balanced state of greenhouse gases... Updated 30 Oct, 2023 06:07am
Print $5bn Chashma-5 N-plant to produce power at Rs20 per unit: Country has swallowed a bitter pill? ISLAMABAD: The dollar-deficient Pakistan is said to have accepted a bitter pill of $ 5 billion Chashma-5 (C-5)... Updated 12 Jul, 2023 08:50am
Print Delay due to govt entities: PPIB to exempt big hydropower projects from fees, charges ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has decided to exempt 500 or above MW hydropower... Updated 22 Jan, 2023 10:16am
Markets Power generation from Dasu project to commence by end of 2026, Wapda chief told LAHORE: Construction work is under progress on 12 different sites of Dasu Hydropower Project. The critical diversion... Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Print ADB for higher investments in hydropower Recommends country for decrease in energy subsidies Updated 24 Dec, 2022 10:11am
Print PM brings the economics of hydropower under govt focus Inaugurates renovation project of Mangla Power Station Unit 5 and 6 Updated 06 Dec, 2022 09:36am
Markets China doubles down on coal as energy crunch bites BEIJING: China has stepped up spending on coal in the face of extreme weather, a domestic energy crunch and rising... Published 18 Sep, 2022 10:32am
Markets PEDO to increase cheap electricity generation to 224MW next year PESHAWAR: Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO), a subsidiary of Department of Energy and Power KP, is... Published 04 Jul, 2022 07:56am
Print Alvi highlights country’s hydro-power potential KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday said that Pakistan has a tremendous potential to produce 50,000-watt... Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am