CDWP approves 12 projects Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared 12 development projects with a total estimated cost...
‘KP to make federal entities responsible to public at all costs’ Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Minister for Energy and Power, Nazir Ahmad Abbasi has said that the immediate...
Consumer complaints: Leghari directs Discos to take errant SDOs & XENs to task Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:04am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has directed all electricity distribution...
Leghari orders action against worst-performing field officers Published 03 Jun, 2026 12:07pm PESCO and SEPCO suspend staff
Power distribution network: ADB proposes USD130m loan-financed project Updated 02 Jun, 2026 06:37am ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed a USD 130 million loan-financed project for strengthening...
Nepra approves Rs2.818bn DIP for HAZECO for FY26 Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved a Distribution Investment Plan (DIP) of...
PESCO launches online consumer complaint handling Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am PESHAWAR: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) has introduced a social media platform Facebook-based e-court...
Consumers set to receive Rs1.93/unit relief for 3 months Updated 20 May, 2026 09:04am ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers across the country, including Karachi, are set to receive relief of Rs1.93 per unit...
Power tariffs: Industrial consumption revival brings respite Published 15 May, 2026 06:43am Pakistan’s power sector is set to record its largest ever negative quarterly adjustment in 3QFY26, driven by an...
Nepra approves Rs42.577bn DIP for PESCO for 2025–2029 Updated 09 May, 2026 09:21am ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved a Distribution Investment Plan (DIP)...
Around Rs1.7/unit relief in Discos’ Q1 tariffs likely Updated 07 May, 2026 09:12am ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers are likely to receive relief of around Rs 1.70 per unit in tariffs, as Power...
PESCO introduces QR Code on bills for online payment Published 06 May, 2026 07:51am PESHAWAR: PESCO has taken a significant step toward digitalization by introducing QR codes on all electricity bills,...
PESCO implements austerity measures Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am PESHAWAR: Chief Executive Officer Pesco, Engr. Akhtar Hamid Khan, said that in view of the prevailing global and...
Poor performance: DISCOs directed to take action against officers Updated 13 Mar, 2026 09:15am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has issued directives to all power...
Nepra pricing: AGP flags higher tariffs due to Discos’ inefficiencies Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has observed that inefficiencies in power distribution companies...
AT&C-based load shedding violations: Nepra slaps Rs75m fines on QESCO and PESCO Updated 07 Mar, 2026 09:19am ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has imposed fines totaling Rs 75 million on...
CDWP clears seven development projects Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:27am ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved seven development projects for Rs 15.174 billion...
Sharp cost escalation in TCRCP: PM forms body to review, stocktake Updated 28 Feb, 2026 09:41am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee headed by Federal Minister for Petroleum and...
Nepra calls for DISCO restructuring, privatization Updated 26 Feb, 2026 08:48am ISLAMABAD: While expressing serious concerns over the power sector performance during FY 2024-25, National Electric...
NA panel told: CASA transmission line continuously energised to prevent wire theft Updated 21 Feb, 2026 09:33am ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday made some startling disclosures, revealing that the CASA (Central Asia-South...
KP to lay new transmission line in Swat for cheap hydropower Updated 09 Feb, 2026 05:39am PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to lay a new transmission line in Swat district to transmit...
Pesco declares six feeders as loadshedding-free Published 30 Jan, 2026 06:41am PESHAWAR: Pesco has declared six 11kV feeders as loadshedding-free, ensuring 24 hours of continuous and...
KP Rescue 1122 evacuates 3,010 trapped in snow Published 27 Jan, 2026 06:45am PESHAWAR: Rescue 1122 remained fully active during heavy snowfall and provided full relief services and safely...
BR RESEARCH: Power sector’s business model raises some questions Updated 22 Jan, 2026 09:12am The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (NEPRA) State of the Industry Report is its flagship publication....
Member’s appointment in Nepra Appellate tribunal: Law Ministry asks KP govt to send nominations Published 13 Jan, 2026 05:36am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice has asked the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to send nominations for...
PM for shifting loss-making feeders to solar power Updated 10 Jan, 2026 07:31am ISLAMABAD: In a bold push to reform the country’s struggling energy sector, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on ...
Govt orders solarisation of high-loss PESCO, QESCO feeders Updated 10 Jan, 2026 07:37am In recent years, a large number of electricity consumers have shifted to solar power
Nepra reduces national average tariff Published 08 Jan, 2026 06:20am ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has reduced National Average Tariff by Rs.0. 62...
Pakistan to get Advanced Metering Infrastructure in five Discos Updated 05 Jan, 2026 06:56am This is to modernise electricity distribution system Estimated financial impact of Transmission and Distribution losses currently stands at $1 billion per annum
Loadshedding, poor performance: KP PA panel for outsourcing Pesco to benefit people Updated 01 Jan, 2026 08:35am PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Standing Committee on Electricity and Gas has slammed Peshawar Electricity...