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Nepra hearing on 13th: Interim tariffs for 8 Discos to take centre stage

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 02:51pm

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is all set to hold a public hearing on June 13,...

Power supply disrupts due to dust storm

Published 29 May, 2025 05:55am

MULTAN: Widespread power outages were reported across Multan and several cities of South Punjab on Tuesday evening...

ADB approves $200mn loan to modernise Pakistan’s power distribution network

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:45pm

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $200 million loan to modernise Pakistan’s power...

Stakeholders urge Power Division to address theft, losses in Mepco

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Power Division has reportedly been advised by the stakeholders to take measures to tackle theft and...

XEN, three SDOs removed, five suspended for bogus statistics

Published 07 Oct, 2024 06:48am

MULTAN: An Executive Engineer and eight Sub Division Officers (SDOs) of Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) have...

Rs111bn recovered under anti-power theft campaign

Published 14 Sep, 2024 06:31am

LAHORE: A comprehensive anti-theft campaign launched by Pakistan’s power distribution companies has yielded...

Provision of relief in bills: Punjab govt sends letters to Discos

Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has formally dispatched official letters to the electricity companies so as to provide...

Recoveries, theft control: Govt to establish Disco support units

Updated 07 Jul, 2024 10:07am

ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to establish Disco Support Units (DSUs), initially in Multan Electric Power...

Chronic power defaulters: Govt faces challenging task of over Rs1trn recovery

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has the challenging task of recovering the huge amount of over Rs1 trillion from...

World Bank concerned over delay in EDEIP completion for 3 Discos

Updated 18 Apr, 2024 10:11am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has raised alarm at the delay in completion of Electricity Distribution Efficiency...

Deindustrialisation amid rising energy costs

Updated 04 Mar, 2024 04:35am

Against the backdrop of unaffordable energy tariffs, the government is taking a significant step by proposing to...

Power sector: there’re solutions aplenty but...

Published 25 Dec, 2023 05:42am

The power sector woes are not resolving despite successive and massive increases in the consumer tariffs –...

Why emphasis on export-led growth becomes imperative

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

In the expansive arena of economic governance, Ludwig von Mises’ profound assertion resonates: “If one rejects...

Higher tariffs cause power consumption decline: APTMA

Updated 13 Dec, 2023 09:48am

ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumption of textile sector in the jurisdictions of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco)...

Discos gain some notoriety in the press

Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am

EDITORIAL: A few days back, the power ministry exposed various Discos for overbilling during the last summer. This ...

Punjab govt launches campaign against electricity theft

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

LAHORE: To combat the alarming surge in power theft within the Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) and the...

Over 100 Mepco labourers paid wages under IRD mechanism

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: More than 100 daily wage labourers working in the Multan Electric Supply Company (Mepco) were provided...

Provisional tariff: KAPCO again moves Nepra for early approval

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: M/s Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) has again approached the power regulator for early approval of...

MEPCO nabs 16,985 power pilferers during 2022-23

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

MULTAN: Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) caught 16985 power pilferers across the 13 districts of South Punjab...

Three high power auto transformers energized on grid stations: NTDC

Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am

LAHORE: Managing Director NTDC, Engr. Dr. Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan has said that successful installation and...

Five Mepco officers suspended over violation of safety SOPs

Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am

MULTAN: Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) administration has suspended five officers over violations of SOPs and...

Smart meters, TMS: World Bank asks three Discos to start bidding process

Updated 20 Apr, 2023 08:37am

ISLAMABAD: World Bank (WB) has urged three power Distribution Companies (Discos), HESCO, MEPCO and PESCO, to...

Mepco saves over Rs5.5bn by reducing line losses

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

MULTAN: Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) has saved over Rs 5.5 billion by reducing the line losses ratio by 1.8...

Discos and their losses

Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am

EDITORIAL: Some things never change. Nepra’s (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s) Performance...

Power sector reforms: WB urges govt to expedite EDEIP

Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:03am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has urged the government to expedite the implementation of the Electricity Distribution...

NA panel discusses privatisation of Mepco

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Privatisation was held on Tuesday under the...

Nepra decides to grant QASPPL micro-grid licences

Updated 29 Nov, 2022 09:39am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday decided to grant micro-grid licences to...

Non-implementation of safety SOPs: MEPCO chief seeks explanation from XEN

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am

MULTAN: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) Engineer Mahar Allah Yar Bharwana has...

Nepra’s SOI report 2022: a comment — II

Updated 09 Oct, 2022 06:15am

NPCC and SCADA There is a counter point of view as well. As per info available to this writer, significant progress...

Govt not allowing Discos to take decisions independently: Nepra

Updated 01 Oct, 2022 11:05am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has reportedly accused the federal government of not...