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 World Bank concerned over delay in EDEIP completion for 3 Discos ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has raised alarm at the delay in completion of Electricity Distribution Efficiency... Updated 18 Apr, 2024 10:11am
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
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
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
Markets Higher tariffs cause power consumption decline: APTMA ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumption of textile sector in the jurisdictions of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco)... Updated 13 Dec, 2023 09:48am
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
Pakistan Punjab govt launches campaign against electricity theft LAHORE: To combat the alarming surge in power theft within the Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) and the... Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance Provisional tariff: KAPCO again moves Nepra for early approval ISLAMABAD: M/s Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) has again approached the power regulator for early approval of... Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Markets Over 100 Mepco labourers paid wages under IRD mechanism ISLAMABAD: More than 100 daily wage labourers working in the Multan Electric Supply Company (Mepco) were provided... Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Markets MEPCO nabs 16,985 power pilferers during 2022-23 MULTAN: Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) caught 16985 power pilferers across the 13 districts of South Punjab... Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am
Markets Three high power auto transformers energized on grid stations: NTDC LAHORE: Managing Director NTDC, Engr. Dr. Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan has said that successful installation and... Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am
Pakistan Five Mepco officers suspended over violation of safety SOPs MULTAN: Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) administration has suspended five officers over violations of SOPs and... Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am
Print Smart meters, TMS: World Bank asks three Discos to start bidding process ISLAMABAD: World Bank (WB) has urged three power Distribution Companies (Discos), HESCO, MEPCO and PESCO, to... Updated 20 Apr, 2023 08:37am
Markets Mepco saves over Rs5.5bn by reducing line losses MULTAN: Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) has saved over Rs 5.5 billion by reducing the line losses ratio by 1.8... Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am
Editorials Discos and their losses EDITORIAL: Some things never change. Nepra’s (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s) Performance... Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Print Power sector reforms: WB urges govt to expedite EDEIP ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has urged the government to expedite the implementation of the Electricity Distribution... Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:03am
Pakistan NA panel discusses privatisation of Mepco ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Privatisation was held on Tuesday under the... Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am
Business & Finance Nepra decides to grant QASPPL micro-grid licences ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday decided to grant micro-grid licences to... Updated 29 Nov, 2022 09:39am
Markets Non-implementation of safety SOPs: MEPCO chief seeks explanation from XEN MULTAN: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) Engineer Mahar Allah Yar Bharwana has... Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Opinion Nepra’s SOI report 2022: a comment — II NPCC and SCADA There is a counter point of view as well. As per info available to this writer, significant progress... Updated 09 Oct, 2022 06:15am
Print Govt not allowing Discos to take decisions independently: Nepra ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has reportedly accused the federal government of not... Updated 01 Oct, 2022 11:05am
Pakistan NTDC augments transformer at Station New Multan LAHORE: National Transmission and Desptach Company (NTDC) has successfully augmented a 160MVA, 220/132kV transformer... Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am
Print Govt reconstitutes boards of four Discos ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has reconstituted Boards of four power Distribution Companies (Discos), i.e.,... Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:19am
Markets EoL requests: over 100 exporting units in Punjab, KP facing delays LAHORE: As many as 106 export-oriented units in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are facing delays in approval of... Published 19 Feb, 2022 04:15am
Pakistan Pakistan Cables completes third ACCC conductor installation KARACHI: Pakistan Cables has supported Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) in investing in new technology to... Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am
Markets Three large Discos: Ministerial panel to consider bifurcation ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has constituted a five-member ministerial panel to firm up recommendations on the... Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am
Pakistan CEO MEPCO retires MULTAN: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) MEPCO, Engineer Ikram-ul-Haq, retired from the service after completing his... Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am
Pakistan Four major DISCOs in Punjab: NTDC to eliminate load-shedding: MD LAHORE: Managing Director (MD) National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) Azaz Ahmad has vowed to remove... Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am
Pakistan Allegations of electricity theft against MNA termed fabricated ISLAMABAD: Convener of a Sub-Committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and... Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am