Aurangzeb presents Rs3.675trn NDP Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday presented the National...
PSDP-2025-26: Ministry releases Rs833.34bn for uplift projects (July to April) Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has authorised a total of Rs833.34 billion...
AGP asks PD to review PEPCO restructuring Updated 07 Apr, 2026 09:13am ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has urged the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) to undertake a...
Rs555.5bn allocated for PSDP projects Published 28 Feb, 2026 04:56am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has authorised Rs 555.5 billion (55.55...
Continuation cleared until Sept 30th: PPMC’s future uncertain! Published 15 Feb, 2026 02:44am ISLAMABAD: The future of the Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC) is reportedly hanging in the balance, as...
AGP raises questions over ‘malfeasance’ in Power Division think tank Updated 14 Jan, 2026 08:47am ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has raised serious questions over alleged malfeasance in the Power...
ADB deciphers power sector conundrum Updated 03 Nov, 2025 09:29am Says weak regulatory frameworks and governance issues continue to prevent power distribution companies from accessing commercial borrowing,
The energy rip-off Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am Once an energy surplus country today it faces a circular debt of Rs 5.725 trillion, in addition to the power...
Present BoDs of Discos have to go Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am The de-bundling of Wapda’s Power Wing in 1996 has been traumatic, to say the least. Besides, it has also turned...
Circular history of power sector Updated 12 Oct, 2023 06:38am The presently beleaguered Power Sector is being assailed by its generalist governors. Conveniently forgetting that...
CCER: stupendous task Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:01am EDITORIAL: The eleven-member Cabinet Committee for Economic Revival (CCER) has suggested slashing the budgeted...
PSDP 2023-24: Planning ministry disburses Rs135.41bn Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has authorised/disbursed Rs 135.41 billion...
Subsidies raised to Rs1.074trn Published 10 Jun, 2023 04:42am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has budgeted an increase in subsidies by 62 percent, ie, from Rs 664 billion in...
Rs72bn authorised in Q4 under PSDP Updated 21 May, 2023 09:34am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives has authorized Rs 72 billion for various...
Power distribution sector’s performance – II Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am T&D losses have been valued at Rs 520 billion. If losses are reduced to Nepra’s (National Electric Power...
Power sector receivables cross Rs2.5trn mark Updated 28 Dec, 2022 08:52am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s energy sector is going through severe crisis as the power sector’s receivables against various...
Jul-Sept period: Rs193.15bn authorised/ disbursed under PSDP Updated 22 Nov, 2022 09:35am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has authorised/disbursed Rs193.15 billion, including Rs38.94 billion foreign aid,...
PIDE forms ‘power commission’ Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am PESHAWAR: Under the guidance of Vice-Chancellor Dr Nadeem ul Haque, the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics...
Discos, Gencos & NTDC: Independent BoDs fail to reform power sector Published 23 Jul, 2022 04:10am LAHORE: The independent BoDs of Discos, Gencos and NTDC have failed to follow the agenda of reforming the power...
Plea of RPP case accused: AC asks NAB to give rebuttal Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court on Thursday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to give its...
Consumers using 300 units: ‘withdrawal of subsidy will increase power theft, poverty’ Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am LAHORE: Former Federal Secretary Energy Irfan Ali said on Thursday that withdrawal of subsidy from Power consumers...
150 meetings of NTDC BoD cost exchequer Rs150m Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am LAHORE: The National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) Board of Directors and its committees have held over...
10 Discos: defaulters, including govt departments, owe Rs1.6trn Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am LAHORE: Defaulters of 10 distribution companies (Discos) owed Rs 1.6 trillion countrywide due to uninspiring ...
Levy of GST on subsidy given to Discos: FBR-PD row to land in ECC, again Updated 01 Dec, 2021 09:52am ISLAMABAD: A dispute between Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Power Division on levy of GST on the subsidy given ...
Haleem demands removal of CEO Hesco Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in the provincial assembly of Sindh Haleem Adil Sheikh has sought immediate removal of...
Summary on restructuring of Pepco approved Updated 09 Oct, 2021 09:12am ISLAMABAD: Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) approved a summary on restructuring of Pakistan Electric Power Company...
Industrial, agri sectors register decrease in power consumption: Pepco Published 17 Sep, 2021 03:52am LAHORE: Both the industrial and agriculture sectors have registered a decrease in consumption of electricity against...
Energy sector’s circular debt soars to Rs2.28trn Updated 16 Sep, 2021 10:06am ISLAMABAD: The country’s energy sector circular debt has increased by over 2000 per cent to Rs 2.280 trillion in ...
DISCOs: Govt mulling changing regulation mechanism Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am LAHORE: In order to encourage competition, the federal government is mulling changing the pattern of the power...
PSDP: Release of Rs392.686bn authorised in less than three months Updated 08 Sep, 2021 11:00am ISLAMABAD: The federal government authorised the release of Rs392.686 billion (43.6 percent of total budgeted amount...