Nepra seeks ‘performance report’ from Discos in 15 days ISLAMABAD: The regulator of the power sector on Wednesday sought a detailed report from the power distribution... Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Print SC moved against PPIB (amendment) Act ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been urged to declare the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (Amendment) Act,... Updated 31 Aug, 2023 09:03am
Print Power utilities have no role in setting prices: K-Electric KARACHI: K-Electric spokesperson reiterated that the company understands the prevailing concerns regarding the... Updated 31 Aug, 2023 09:26am
Pakistan NEPRA asks Discos to improve performance in 15 days The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday directed the power distribution companies... Published 30 Aug, 2023 09:24pm
Pakistan JI to step up anti-inflation campaign KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday announced to speed up its anti-inflation drive to force the caretaker rule to... Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am
Pakistan LHC moved against taxes on electricity bills LAHORE: A citizen Sheikh Latif on Tuesday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking a direction to the federal... Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am
Print Incremental Units Consumption Subsidy: PALSP concerned at ‘discrimination’ ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) has raised a poignant concern over the blatant... Updated 28 Aug, 2023 09:46am
Opinion Daunting challenges facing the caretakers The caretaker government has stepped in amidst massive economic and political challenges demanding promulgation of ... Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am
Print Quarterly adjustment thru power tariff hike: Govt seeks recovery of Rs146bn from consumers in 6 months ISLAMABAD: The government has sought the recovery of Rs146 billion from electricity consumers in the next six months... Updated 24 Aug, 2023 08:42am
Editorials The state of the economy EDITORIAL: Contractionary fiscal and monetary policies agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the... Updated 24 Aug, 2023 06:44am
Print B4 industrial consumers: PALSP urges Nepra to facilitate renewable energy integration into grid ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers has asked NEPRA to facilitate renewable energy integration... Updated 22 Aug, 2023 08:42am
Pakistan President enhances penalty for workplace harassment ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has enhanced the penalty for workplace harassment, imposed upon the Director for... Published 19 Aug, 2023 06:36am
Pakistan President Alvi dismisses NEPRA official over workplace harassment Says harassment at work can have very serious consequences for women Published 18 Aug, 2023 10:55pm
Print Fatal incidents: Discos must complete old, new earthing in three months: Nepra ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) stated the DISCOs are required to take... Updated 18 Aug, 2023 09:43am
Opinion Effective electricity regulation To effectively regulate the energy sector, processes for licensing, determining tariffs, monitoring, and enforcing... Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am
Markets Grounding, earthing of network: Nepra public hearing against negligent Discos today ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) will be holding a hearing today (Thursday) on ... Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am
Print Recovery of Rs24.5bn from KE consumers: Govt seeks to impose Rs1.52/unit surcharge ISLAMABAD: The federal government seeks to impose Rs1.52 per unit surcharge on K-Electric (KE) to recover Rs24.5... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 09:16am
Markets Nepra issues show-cause notice to Lesco LAHORE: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has issued a show-cause notice to Lahore Electric... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Print Nepra informed about reduction in Fesco’s losses ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) was informed that the Faisalabad Electric Supply... Updated 11 Aug, 2023 09:56am
Print June power tariff to be billed in August: Nepra notifies additional FCA for KE and ex-Wapda Discos ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), Wednesday, notified Rs3.20 per unit additional... Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:54am
Print Nepra dismayed by higher Lesco losses ISLAMABAD: The power sector regulator, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has expressed total... Updated 09 Aug, 2023 10:02am
Editorials Why the budget was changed EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar stated the obvious during his briefing to the National Assembly Standing... Published 09 Aug, 2023 05:33am
BR Research DISCOs’ common request Financial viability of distribution companies is the key for the sustainability of the power transmission and... Published 08 Aug, 2023 08:27am
Opinion IMF programme targets A typical IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme, including a Stand-by Facility, has a set of quantitative... Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am
Markets Transfer of DISCOs to provinces: PC asks govt to revisit uniform tariff ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has proposed the government to revisit the uniform tariff prior to the... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am
Editorials Fuel price hike EDITORIAL: Prices of petrol and high speed diesel (HSD) were raised by 19.95 and 19.90 rupees per litre,... Updated 03 Aug, 2023 06:27am
Opinion Reducing rising electricity tariff? — III In the previous space, we focused on immediate financial restructuring solutions for enabling reduction in... Updated 01 Aug, 2023 06:43am
Business & Finance World Bank rates implementation progress of NTMP-1 as ‘moderately satisfactory’ ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has rated the implementation progress of the “National Transmission Modernization-1... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Opinion Power sector remains Pakistan’s Achilles heel The power sector continues to be a major source of concern with circular debt a high of 2.6 trillion rupees at... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Print Tariff determination: Nepra backs ‘SOFR’ benchmark in place of Libor ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has supported one type of Secured Overnight... Updated 28 Jul, 2023 02:39pm
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