Why consumers pay for ‘unused surplus electricity’: PDP KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party PDP Chairman Altaf Shakoor here Sunday asked why the electricity consumers of... Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am
Markets Power generation breaks previous records ISLAMABAD: Power generation has broken all previous records on August 21. On August 21 at 24hrs, highest ever power... Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am
Markets Load-shedding: KE says 71pc of Karachi exempt KARACHI: Following a periodic assessment of the network, 71% of the megacity remains exempt from load shed under the... Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Print New agreement with KE: Centre urged to consult Sindh KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh on Monday said that the provincial government has continuously... Updated 04 Jul, 2023 08:47am
Markets Minister for exempting ‘outage-hit districts’ from further load-shedding KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh on Saturday urged the federal government to exempt the districts from... Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am
Editorials ‘Massive’ load-shedding, ‘inflated’ bills EDITORIAL: Summer never comes without the curse of load-shedding in this country, more in rural than urban areas, ... Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am
Print Electricity rates standardisation: Subsidy will be allocated: Dastgir LAHORE: Federal Minister of Power Khurram Dastgir announced on Monday that significant efforts are underway to... Updated 13 Jun, 2023 08:46am
Pakistan There must be no load-shedding during Sehr, Iftar: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed to ensure uninterrupted power supply in Ramazan,... Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am
Markets No load-shedding during Sehr and Iftar, says Fesco FAISALABAD: No load management will be carried out on 1,248 feeders of the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company ... Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am
Pakistan Load-shedding SOPs issued for Ramazan ISLAMABAD: Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC), an arm of Power Division, has issued standard procedures ... Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Print Talks on power as hot season arrives early Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs no load shedding should be done during Sehar and Iftar in Ramazan Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:13am
Markets Dasu Hydropower Project has created 2,664 jobs: PCJCCI chief LAHORE: Moazzam Ghurki, President Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) stated during a... Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Markets KE pays Rs160m as penalty to Nepra KARACHI: The K-Electric paid Rs 160 million out of a total of Rs 200 million as penalty imposed by the National... Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:15am
Pakistan Lyari power outage issue echoes in Sindh Assembly KARACHI: The MMA’s sole legislator in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday voiced against the prolonged electricity load... Published 14 Dec, 2022 07:35am
Markets PV applications can address problems of faulty power system: study KARACHI: Strategically sited grid-support solar photovoltaic (PV) applications are one of the most effective tools ... Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am
Markets No loadshedding in Lahore: Lesco LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has declared city of Lahore load shedding free for the time being... Published 22 Oct, 2022 05:42am
Pakistan PM for ensuring ‘proper’ power supply during the winter ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the supply and demand of electricity should be closely... Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Print Power Div says electricity system fully restored ISLAMABAD: Power Division on Friday said that electricity transmission and generation systems have been restored... Updated 15 Oct, 2022 09:44am
Business & Finance Long outages are hurting industrial units badly, says TMA KARACHI: Chairman of South Circle of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan, Kamran Alam, has expressed ... Published 20 Sep, 2022 05:51am
World Power cuts to plunge S Africa into darkness JOHANNESBURG: Africa’s most industrialised economy South Africa is again facing sweeping power cuts, caused by... Published 19 Sep, 2022 08:02am
Business & Finance Rise in electricity rates crippling power looms sector: APCPLA FAISALABAD: Chairman All Pakistan Cotton Power Looms Association (APCPLA) Rana Khurram Akhlaq Munj has said that the... Published 19 Sep, 2022 07:21am
Print High electricity production cost, line losses: Miftah rules out possibility of zero load-shedding Says zero load-shedding in the country would increase the per unit cost of electricity to Rs60 per unit Updated 08 Sep, 2022 10:15am
Pakistan Lesco resumes load-shedding after 10th Muharram LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has resumed load shedding after 10th of Muharram as the demand ... Published 12 Aug, 2022 05:44am
Pakistan No more load shedding after rains: Lesco LAHORE: The ongoing monsoon spell has reduced the electricity demand therefore, there is no more load shedding in ... Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am
Business & Finance Increased export of marble products can fetch millions of dollars: PCJCCI LAHORE: Wang Zihai, President Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) said that Pakistan has great... Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am
Business & Finance FPCCI condemns hours-long load-shedding in Karachi KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has strongly condemned the unscheduled, unrestricted and destructive... Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Pakistan Supply to factories: PM calls for reviewing gas load-shedding policy LAHORE: Taking notice of gas load-shedding, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the authorities concerned to... Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am
Print Govt says power situation to improve in a few days ISLAMABAD: The government appeared hopeful of a reduction in load shedding in the country by the end of the week... Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:18am
Print May FCA: Rs9.42/unit tariff hike approved for KE ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday approved an increase of Rs 9.42 per unit ... Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:38am
Pakistan Ahsan blames Imran for prolonged power outages, rising inflation ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said that former prime minister Imran Khan... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am