Reducing rising electricity tariff? — III In the previous space, we focused on immediate financial restructuring solutions for enabling reduction in... Updated 01 Aug, 2023 06:43am
Markets Better production strategies: Energy sector can save $8bn in next decade: study ISLAMABAD: A new independent study has revealed that Pakistan's energy sector can save more than eight billion... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Pakistan PTI govt made N-plant part of IGCEP: Omar Ayub ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan on Saturday said the fascist government... Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am
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
Opinion Power plant retirement policy There are plans to retire 19 power plants of an aggregate capacity of 7339 MW as per IGCEP (Integrated Generation... Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am
Print Non-determination of tariff by Nepra: Kapco threatens to invoke sovereign guarantee ISLAMABAD: M/s Kot Addu Power Company Limited (Kapco) is said to have threatened to invoke sovereign guarantee if... Updated 18 May, 2023 09:37am
Opinion An electric regulatory authority for Sindh Sindh cabinet has approved a draft bill for organizing a separate electricity regulatory body for Sindh — Sindh... Updated 27 Apr, 2023 07:16am
Print Power plants of 25MW and above: Customs duty exemption opposed ISLAMABAD: The Engineering Development Board (EDB), an arm of the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P),... Updated 02 Apr, 2023 10:23am
Print Nepra accuses NTDC of failing to evacuate cheap Thar electricity ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has accused National Transmission and Despatch... Updated 05 Mar, 2023 10:09am
Markets Experts discuss ‘2030 solar and wind roadmap for Pakistan’ ISLAMABAD: Renewable energy experts and officials in an international webinar organised jointly by Agora... Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Print South Korean firm seeks extension in taxes ISLAMABAD: South Korean power firm, M/s KOEN has sought extension in taxes till June 30, 2024 arguing that ... Updated 22 Feb, 2023 09:08am
Print Determination of tariff, PPA: KAPCO seeks ‘Consent Letter’ from CPPA-G ISLAMABAD: Kot Addu Power Company (KAPCO) has sought Consent Letter from Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed... Updated 20 Feb, 2023 08:55am
Editorials Fixing power sector will be a long haul EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s energy imports - petroleum, LNG, LPG, and coal-stood at $25 billion in the last fiscal ... Published 10 Feb, 2023 03:56am
Markets Nepra approves IGCEP-2022 ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved the Indicative Generation Capacity... Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Business & Finance Energy-efficient projects: World Bank ready to extend $300m financing ISLAMABAD: World Bank (WB) has shown willingness to extend over $ 300 million financing for solarisation of... Updated 07 Dec, 2022 11:50am
Markets Korean envoy urges govt to include hydropower project in IGCEP ISLAMABAD: Korean Ambassador Suh Sungpyo has urged the government to include 470MW Lower Spat Gap Hydropower Project... Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:57am
Business & Finance Sindh solar energy project rated as ‘moderately unsatisfactory’ ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the overall implementation progress of Sindh Solar Energy project – worth $100... Published 26 Oct, 2022 06:40am
Pakistan LUMS Energy Institute releases second edition of ‘Pakistan Electricity Outlook 2022’ ISLAMABAD: The LUMS Energy Institute released its second edition of Pakistan Electricity Outlook 2022 - a report ... Published 23 Oct, 2022 03:21am
Markets Nepra seeks comments on open-ended IGCEP 22-31 ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has sought comments from stakeholders on... Published 27 Sep, 2022 04:06am
Markets PRIED holds consultative session: Renewables only solution to energy crisis, say experts KARACHI: Energy experts have urged the government to enhance renewable energy’s (RE) share in Pakistan’s energy... Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am
Print Nepra officials express divergent views on ‘usefulness’ of IGCEP ISLAMABAD: The top brass of power regulator, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), on Thursday... Updated 29 Jul, 2022 09:06am
Pakistan NTDC raises questions over energy conservation target assumptions ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has raised questions on energy conservation targets... Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am
Editorials The emergent task at hand EDITORIAL: The state of the economy today necessitates a set of policy reversals as well as reforms on an emergent... Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am
Markets IGCEP for hydropower projects: KP demands separate block of candidate projects of 3,000MW ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has urged the federal government to allocate a separate block of at least 3,000MW... Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am
Markets Hydel power generation projects in IGCEP: KOEN seeks fair treatment ISLAMABAD: Korea South-East Power Company (KOEN) has urged National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to... Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am
Opinion Renewable energy policy: provinces The approval of the Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) 2021-30 marked a major milestone for the... Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am
Markets IGCEP 2021-30: Nepra refuses to include Punjab’s two hydropower projects ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has refused to include two hydropower projects ... Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am
Print PTI govt has introduced two key energy reforms: minister ISLAMABAD: Minister of Energy Hammad Azhar on Friday tweeted that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government... Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am
Print Azad Pattan hydropower project: Sinosure reluctant to issue LoS ISLAMABAD: The China Export Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure), a state-funded insurance company, is reportedly... Updated 05 Jan, 2022 10:39am
Markets Hydropower projects: Laraib Group says concerned at govt’s ‘slackness’ ISLAMABAD: The Laraib Group has expressed concerns on slackness of federal government in facilitating hydropower... Published 01 Jan, 2022 04:07am