Growth must be backed by structural reforms EDITORIAL: Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar while addressing the 26 Sustainable Development Conference... Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am
Editorials Circular debt devil could devour economy EDITORIAL: That the devil of power circular debt has not stopped growing despite successive increase in base ... Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am
Print Chinese IPPs: MoF seeks update on payment issues ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) has sought updated status from Power Division on commitments made by Caretaker... Updated 22 Nov, 2023 09:21am
Print Power sector circular debt swells despite recovery drive Reaches Rs 2.537 trillion during first quarter Updated 21 Nov, 2023 09:57am
Opinion SIFC making waves? Special Facilitation Investment Committee (SIFC) was established by the Shehbaz Sharif-led government on 17 June... Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:08am
Opinion Importance of central planning cannot be overemphasized Academics keep on telling us about the progress Pakistan achieved during the 1960s – basically, through the... Updated 13 Nov, 2023 07:02am
Print Insulating IPPs from úndue’ deductions: OICCI urges Nepra to amend its rules ISLAMABAD: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has urged National Electric Power Regulatory... Updated 09 Nov, 2023 03:52pm
Print Chinese power cos: MoFA asks MoF and PD to resolve payment issue ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has asked Ministry of Finance and Power Division to resolve payment... Updated 09 Nov, 2023 04:08pm
Opinion Loss-making Discos — Who tops the chart? Unfortunately, the Pakistan Power Sector is never away from the public eye– specifically, since the last two... Updated 08 Nov, 2023 06:28am
Print Conversion of PKR into USD: PPIB conveys its reservations regarding IPPs to SBP ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has conveyed its reservations with respect to power... Updated 27 Oct, 2023 09:24am
Opinion The quick fix The people of Pakistan are beaten by frightening inflation and rising prices, and now the terror attacks on the... Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Editorials Invoking nostalgia EDITORIAL: The long scheduled and much-awaited Nawaz Sharif speech at Minar-i-Pakistan in Lahore – the same day as... Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am
Print From Libor to SOFR: DFIs anxiously waiting for transition 10 Development Finance Institutions wait for transition from USD London Interbank Offer Rate to Secured Over Night Financing Rate in Pakistani energy sector Updated 23 Oct, 2023 10:11am
Opinion Capacity payments conundrum The matter of increased capacity payments to power plants has sparked a heated controversy. In recent years, these... Updated 19 Oct, 2023 05:34am
Print Power projects: Chinese again refuse to renegotiate PPAs ISLAMABAD: Chinese power projects have, once again, refused to renegotiate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with the... Updated 13 Oct, 2023 09:49am
Opinion Circular history of power sector The presently beleaguered Power Sector is being assailed by its generalist governors. Conveniently forgetting that... Updated 12 Oct, 2023 06:38am
Opinion No more business as usual—II Known solutions to our problems start with merit-based governance and justice system adhering to our Constitution.... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:51am
Opinion Anatomisation of power tariff Power Sector as a whole and specifically the electricity tariff is under discussion every day. All and sundry are... Updated 04 Oct, 2023 06:48am
Editorials Milking the system for what it is worth EDITORIAL: During a press briefing in Washington DC, Julie Kozack, Director of Communications International Monetary... Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am
Print PPIB urges SBP to clear $700m dues of power projects ISLAMABAD: Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has urged State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to clear pending... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 10:00am
Opinion Power sector controversy: take-or-pay contracts Energy prices have increased tremendously which has created controversy and unrest in the country. IPP contracts are... Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am
Pakistan JI chief calls for ‘forensic audit’ of IPPs LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sirajul Haq has called for a forensic audit of independent power producers... Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am
Print Contracts with IPPs, tariffs and ‘SOFR’: ECC tells PD to analyse impact of change, financial implications ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed the Power Division to analyze... Updated 28 Sep, 2023 10:18am
Print ‘Unholy’ pacts with IPPs must be reviewed: Senate panel ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat recommended that there is an essential need to... Updated 28 Sep, 2023 10:08am
Editorials Significant rise in poverty EDITORIAL: World Bank officials while briefing the media noted that Pakistan’s poverty level rose to 39.4 percent... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:05am
Markets Energy tariff hike triggers significant steel price surge: PALSP ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) issues a grave warning to the nation as the... Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am
Business & Finance Agreements with IPPs the reason behind power crisis: Shaikhani HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani has said... Published 25 Sep, 2023 07:11am
Pakistan JI chief reiterates demand for reduction in power tariff LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Siraj-ul-Haq addressing the sit-in protest in front of Governor House on the ... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Pakistan JI chief urges people to ‘reject corrupt ruling elite’ LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Siraj-ul-Haq has said that the prolonged rule of a select few families in Punjab ... Published 22 Sep, 2023 03:33am