PYMA office-bearer rejects hike in power, gas tariffs KARACHI: Sohail Nisar, Senior Vice Chairman, Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA), has rejected huge hike on... Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am
Print Tariff agreed with Iran on additional 100MW power to Gwadar ISLAMABAD: Iran is said to have agreed on a deal of providing additional 100-MW electricity to Gwadar at a rate... Updated 20 Mar, 2023 09:02am
Print US, Pakistan discuss the whole gamut of energy matters ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United States have discussed phasing out of coal-fired power plants, private sector... Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:39am
Print Crucial energy dialogue with US today ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United States (US) are all set to hold Energy Security Dialogue on Wednesday (today) which... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 09:19am
Print Pakistan, Iran discuss electricity projects ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir on Sunday met with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Mehrabian at... Updated 13 Mar, 2023 09:00am
Print Senate body irked by absence of power minister ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power has deplored that the continuous absence of the... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 09:03am
Print Power sector: IMF has concerns about next year’s circular debt: Dastgir ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Tuesday that International Monetary Fund (IMF) has... Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:07am
Print PHL loans: IMF has issues with duration of additional surcharge: Dastgir ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Monday that the issue with International Monetary Fund... Updated 28 Feb, 2023 09:41am
Print NTDC completes Bolan-Gwadar transmission line LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) have successfully completed 29km section of... Updated 23 Feb, 2023 09:19am
Print Competitive bidding: AEDB selects only one out of 25 solar projects of Sindh KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmad Sheikh has said that the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has... Updated 22 Feb, 2023 09:10am
Business & Finance How Pakistan will finance proposed coal fleet? LAHORE: The energy sector experts have wondered how Pakistan will finance the proposed coal fleet because the... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance Govt plans to quadruple coal-fired power ISLAMABAD: Government plans to quadruple its domestic coal-fired capacity to reduce power generation costs and will... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Print Energy security talks with US next month ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United States are all set to hold ‘Energy Security Dialogue’ on March 15, 2023 in... Updated 14 Feb, 2023 09:00am
Print Power breakdown of Jan 23: Senate panel directs Power Division to conduct probe ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power Tuesday directed Power Division to probe the power breakdown of... Updated 08 Feb, 2023 09:09am
Print All set for inking pact with Denmark under DETI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Denmark are likely to sign agreement under Danish Energy Transmission Initiative (DETI)... Updated 06 Feb, 2023 09:11am
Print Russian oil supply likely by April Negotiations with Russia were finalised in 45 days: Petroleum State Minister Musadik Malik Updated 04 Feb, 2023 09:13pm
Print KE CEO directed to appear before Senate panel ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has directed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) KE to appear in the ... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 09:11am
Editorials The countrywide power breakdown EDITORIAL: If Monday’s terrible countrywide electricity breakdown wasn’t embarrassing enough for the power... Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am
Print Jamshoro coal-fired power plant unit: KE proposes three participation structures ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has proposed three structures for its participation in the second unit of Jamshoro coal... Updated 26 Jan, 2023 09:18am
Print Govt still clueless about cause of power outage ISLAMABAD: Admitting that the teams have not yet been able to determine exact source of fault in the system even... Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:52am
Markets Sufficient petrol, diesel stocks available in Pakistan: OGRA The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Tuesday “strongly rebutted” speculations over the shortage of... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 04:15pm
Markets Power restored, but limited loadshedding for next 48 hours: Khurram Dastgir Energy minister says suspicions regarding 'external interference' in system will be investigated Updated 24 Jan, 2023 07:03pm
Print Country hit by major power outage ISLAMABAD: The country on Monday witnessed another prolonged power breakdown due to wide frequency, voltage and load... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:05am
Print Pakistan begins restoring power ISLAMABAD: Government began restoring power to millions of people on Monday after a breakdown in the grid triggered... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 08:55am
Markets PM forms body for comprehensive review of Nepra law ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee headed by the former prime minister, Shahid... Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am
Pakistan Marriyum inaugurates PTV virtual studio ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, Friday, said the largest virtual studio of... Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:00am
Print Early closure of markets announced Markets to close by 8.30pm, wedding halls by 10pm; Punjab rejects plan, KPK is ambivalent Prices of 20 essential medicines decreased Updated 04 Jan, 2023 09:40am
Print Energy sector circular debt under govt focus ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday presided over back-to-back... Updated 20 Dec, 2022 09:39am
Print Electricity bills: PD says doesn’t want to manage tax, surcharge collection Expresses willingness to do away with the role of collection of taxes, surcharges on electricity except General Sales Tax Updated 09 Dec, 2022 09:44am
Print Energy conservation: stern measures on the cards ISLAMABAD: The Government is likely to impose excise duties on inefficient fans and bulbs, fix timings for shops, ... Updated 27 Nov, 2022 09:43am