LESCO decides to ban three-phase meters for consumers LAHORE: Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has decided to ban three-phase meters for all consumers, according to... Published 10 Jun, 2024 06:52am
Pakistan Maryam for crackdown on electricity thieves LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed the authorities concerned to accelerate crackdown against ... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Markets No action yet against Disco officials who caused Rs589bn loss LAHORE: No disciplinary action has yet been taken against the Disco officials, including the CEOs and the Chief... Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am
Print Railways writes to PD: ‘LESCO, SEPCO are involved in over/bogus billing’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has accused Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) and Sukkur Electric Supply Company... Updated 22 May, 2024 09:17am
Markets Net metering policy likely to be revisited: Leghari LAHORE: Federal Minister of Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has said the government is all committed to... Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am
Opinion Will the upcoming Disco boards be a fiasco again? Non-professionalism in the power sector has been dubbed as the main reason for the present rot. Here, the present... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Pakistan MPAs meet Lesco chief LAHORE: Responding to growing public grievances, Punjab Assembly Members Shoaib Siddiqui and Samiullah Khan held a... Published 07 May, 2024 06:26am
Print Chronic power defaulters: Govt faces challenging task of over Rs1trn recovery ISLAMABAD: The federal government has the challenging task of recovering the huge amount of over Rs1 trillion from... Updated 23 Apr, 2024 09:02am
Print Nepra approves multi-year tariffs for three Discos ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved Multi-Year Tariffs (MYTs) for five... Updated 16 Mar, 2024 03:08pm
Business & Finance Export-oriented units: Lesco posts Rs1.1bn revenue loss? LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has booked Rs1.1 billion revenue loss from its connections to the... Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am
Opinion Deindustrialisation amid rising energy costs Against the backdrop of unaffordable energy tariffs, the government is taking a significant step by proposing to... Updated 04 Mar, 2024 04:35am
Business & Finance Power consumption trends indicate de-industrialization in full swing LAHORE: Power generation and consumption trends indicate that deindustrialization is in full swing, said sources. ... Published 03 Mar, 2024 02:55am
Business & Finance Uninterrupted power supply to export-oriented units to be ensured, Lesco tells APTMA LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco), Shahid Haider, has provided... Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am
Business & Finance ADB delegation visits LESCO LAHORE: A special delegation of Asian Development Bank (ADB) has visited Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO)... Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am
Pakistan LESCO detects 484 power pilferers LAHORE: Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has detected a total of 484 connections from where the customers were... Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:26am
Opinion Building advanced metering infrastructures Late last year, power regulator Nepra took notice of billing discrepancies in numerous electricity bills issued by... Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am
Pakistan LESCO detects 429 power pilferers LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) detected a total of 429 connections from where consumers were... Published 22 Jan, 2024 05:37am
Opinion Power sector: there’re solutions aplenty but... The power sector woes are not resolving despite successive and massive increases in the consumer tariffs –... Published 25 Dec, 2023 05:42am
Pakistan 100 days of anti-theft drive: Lesco detects 36,428 power pilferers LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has detected a total of 36,428 connections from where the... Published 24 Dec, 2023 04:00am
Pakistan LESCO detects 36,428 power pilferers LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has detected a total of 36,428 connections where the customers... Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Opinion Why emphasis on export-led growth becomes imperative In the expansive arena of economic governance, Ludwig von Mises’ profound assertion resonates: “If one rejects... Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am
Editorials Discos gain some notoriety in the press EDITORIAL: A few days back, the power ministry exposed various Discos for overbilling during the last summer. This ... Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am
Markets Lesco says Lahore Metro Bus administration ‘found involved in power theft’ LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has found the Lahore Metro Bus administration involved in... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
Markets ‘Discos anti-theft, recovery drives generate Rs55bn’ ISLAMABAD: Secretary Power Rashid Mahmood Langrial has stated that power Distribution Companies (Discos) anti-theft... Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am
Pakistan Lesco dismisses meter reader for being power theft LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) management has dismissed one meter reader from service on account... Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am
Markets Lesco displays names of power ‘pilferers’ LAHORE: The Lahore electric supply company (Lesco) has displayed names of power pilferers amd defaulters on roadside... Published 12 Nov, 2023 03:14am
Markets Lesco detects more power pilferers LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has detected a total of 261 connections from where the customers... Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am
Markets LESCO detects over 200 illegal connections LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) detected total 201 connections from where the customers were... Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:15am
Markets Lesco BoD chairman nominates selection board ‘of his choice’ LAHORE: The Chairman Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) Board of Directors (BoD) has nominated a Selection Board... Published 29 Oct, 2023 03:25am
Pakistan Anti-power theft campaign: Lesco detects more 265 power pilferers on 49th day LAHORE: Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) detected a total of 265 connections from where the customers were... Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am
