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Jul–Mar power usage down 3.6pc

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electricity consumption has declined by 3.6 per during the first three quarters...

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

Opinion

When having too much still isn’t enough

Pakistan’s energy planning is entering a surreal phase. A country that once chased gas cargoes across oceans and...

Updated 28 May, 2025 07:24am

Nepra clears KE’s BERs for two solar, one hybrid projects

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has cleared KE’s Bid Evaluation Reports (BERs) of...

Updated 28 May, 2025 09:21am

PM Shehbaz approves 10-year roadmap for Pakistan’s power sector

Plan expected to save $17 billion through rescheduling, cancellation of 7,967MW of planned projects

Updated 20 May, 2025 08:53am

Editorials

Reform or rhetoric?

EDITORIAL: That it took this long to inject merit and transparency into Pakistan’s power sector is itself an...

Updated 09 May, 2025 07:07am

Opinion

Ensuring Karachi’s stake in national energy planning

It is often said — and increasingly heard in conversations with residents, business leaders, and industrial...

Updated 07 May, 2025 07:30am

Business & Finance

PM approves 10-year IGCEP 2025–35

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved Pakistan’s long-awaited 10-year Indicative Generation...

Published 02 May, 2025 06:12am

Markets

Pakistan plans to save $17bn by removing high-cost energy projects under revised IGCEP

The government intends to save Rs4,743 billion (USD17 billion) by excluding 7,967MW of high-cost energy projects and...

Updated 01 May, 2025 08:42pm

Kohala Hydropower Project: Chinese co urges Pakistan govt to extend LoS

Says project is fully compliant with and aligned to policy perspectives, contractual terms, and regulatory framework

Updated 28 Apr, 2025 03:13pm

Net metering consumers: Contract term limited to 5 years

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to limit the contract validity period for net metering consumers to five...

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 09:29am

Small renewable energy projects in IGCEP: HEPA seeks PM’s support for inclusion

ISLAMABAD: The Hydro Electric Power Association (HEPA) has sought Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s support for the...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 08:41am

Opinion

Indigenising power equipment

The Engineering Development Board (EDB) of the Ministry of Industries & Production has been assigned the...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 07:24am

Business & Finance

KE’s renewable energy project: Balochistan urges Centre to accord approval

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Balochistan has requested for federal government’s support for the early approval of...

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 09:40am

LoS extension stays pending: Chinese firm agrees to delay Kohala project

ISLAMABAD: Chinese company China Three Gorges South Asia Investment (SCAIL), has reportedly agreed to delay its...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 09:23am

3 up for grabs in first phase: Provinces appear unwilling to buy Discos: PD

Secretary of Power Dr Fakhre Alam Irfan testifies before Senate Standing Committee on Power

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 02:32pm

KE stunned as its five projects remain out of IGCEP

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) is reportedly in shock over reports indicating that its five renewable energy projects...

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 03:16pm

Markets

Talks with Chinese IPPs initiated, says Leghari

Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said the government has initiated talks with the Chinese...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 06:07pm

Renewable energy: Projects get Nepra exemption

Authority amends its law to exempt renewable energy projects to be established by foreign countries under Inter Governmental Commercial Transactions (IGCT) Act, 2022

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:50am

Power Div asked to review base load requirements

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed Power Division to comprehensively review the base load power...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 09:38am

Three Gencos’ CEOs suspended

ISLAMABAD: The government has suspended Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of three power Generation Companies (Gencos)...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 03:22pm

Projects ‘ineligible’ under IGCEP: PD not ready to lend a helping hand to Korean firms

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is reportedly not ready to extend any helping hand to Korean companies which have...

Updated 23 Nov, 2024 05:37pm

Status of Cat-III wind projects: KE requests PPIB to seek feedback from NTDC

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has requested Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) to seek feedback from National...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:57am

KE says not interested in Thar Block-II project sans its inclusion in IGCEP

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has reportedly shown unwillingness to take ahead the 300-MW Mine Mouth coal-fired project...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 08:54am

KOEN demands tariffs for its hydel projects under 2015 Policy

ISLAMABAD: Korean company KOEN (Korea-South East Power Company, Ltd) has called on National Electric Power...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 12:56pm

Perspectives

Transforming Pakistan’s power sector: from just talk to strategy

The planning of Pakistan’s power sector, particularly the generation expansion strategy, has transcended from being...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 08:42pm

Three solar PV projects: PPIB all set to extend LoIs for 12 months

ISLAMABAD: Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) is all set to extend Letters of Intent (LoIs) for 12...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:24pm

Opinion

Power transmission: challenges

The power sector in Pakistan is facing a crisis of public perception amid the litany of technical challenges...

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 07:13am

Installed electricity capacity stands at 42,131MW

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total installed electricity capacity stood at 42,131-MW as of March 2024 with percentage...

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:30am

Opinion

The dumb national electricity policy of 2021

A good public policy is one that addresses a societal problem effectively, is based on evidence and research,...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

KE suggests joint meeting to get its IGP included in IGCEP

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) is said to have proposed an inter-stakeholders meeting to convince National Transmission...

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 10:02am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 16	283.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 16	283.17
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 17	144.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 17	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
India Sensex / Jun 17	81,649.49
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 17	38,502.10
Hang Seng / Jun 17	23,945.81
FTSE 100 / Jun 17	8,845.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 17	23,441.60
France CAC40 / Jun 17	7,694.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 16	310,613
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 17	72.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 17	3,388.42
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 17	67.96
Petrol/Litre / Jun 18	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 18	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 17 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.57 ▲ 1 (21.88%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	4.55 ▲ 0.67 (17.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 17 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.28 ▲ 1 (12.08%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	18.98 ▲ 1.73 (10.03%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 17 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jun 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	17.88 ▲ 1.63 (10.03%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 17 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	26.81 ▲ 2.44 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jun 17 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Pak Datacom / Jun 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	378.26 ▲ 34.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 17 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.86 ▼ -0.74 (-16.09%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.31 ▼ -0.54 (-14.03%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.87 ▼ -0.52 (-11.85%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 17 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.10 ▼ -8.57 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 17 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	237.39 ▼ -26.38 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	15,300.17 ▼ -1700.02 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 17 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	24.86 ▼ -2.76 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 17 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	43.34 ▼ -4.8 (-9.97%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 17 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,457.04 ▼ -158.06 (-9.79%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 17 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.95 ▼ -0.32 (-9.79%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	239,756,205 ▼ -0.01
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 17 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	97,496,465 ▼ -0.05
Sui South Gas / Jun 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	49,860,990 ▲ 1.54
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	49,081,749 ▼ -0.54
B.O.Punjab / Jun 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	43,532,329 ▲ 0.17
Bank Makramah / Jun 17 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	41,528,036 ▲ 0.2
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 17 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	37,900,841 ▼ -0.11
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	37,499,448 ▼ -0.52
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	25,538,700 ▼ -0.21
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	23,790,756 ▲ 0.67

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