Power supply to theft-free areas: KP govt, PD agree to reach formal agreement ISLAMABAD: Power Division and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government are said to have agreed to reach a formal pact to... Updated 28 May, 2024 09:22am
Pakistan Centre, KP agree to resolve electricity issues ISLAMABAD: After holding two-day back-to-back meetings, the federal government and the provincial government of... Updated 28 May, 2024 09:11am
BR Research Tackling the solar storm The rooftop solar penetration is increasing at a rapid pace due to falling prices for solar plates as well as... Published 27 May, 2024 08:51am
Print Vital power distribution installations in KP: Centre decides to tighten security after CM’s ‘threat’ ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to take necessary measures to ensure security of vital electricity... Updated 25 May, 2024 04:16pm
Print Joint body formed to help resolve power issues in Karachi KARACHI: K-Electric and the Sindh government Friday agreed to collaborate to address power supply and load shedding... Updated 25 May, 2024 04:14pm
BR Research Load-shedding: Hiding the inefficiencies Pakistan once had so much capacity constraints that electricity load shedding was the only way out, a decade ago.... Published 23 Apr, 2024 08:40am
Pakistan KE asked to increase public facilitation capacity KARACHI: In order to improve service delivery and redressal of grievances of public, Members of Federal Ombudsman... Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am
Pakistan Nawaz ready to overcome all challenges: Marriyum LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif is determined to again steer the country on the path of... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
Editorials Less pessimism about next quarter EDITORIAL: Interestingly, the latest Gallup Business Confidence Index report shows that the country’s business... Published 06 Jan, 2024 05:17am
Business & Finance 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
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
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 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
