Power supply to theft-free areas: KP govt, PD agree to reach formal agreement ISLAMABAD: Power Division and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government are said to have agreed to reach a formal pact to... Updated 28 May, 2024 09:22am
Print ‘NAB ends probes’: NCPL demands PD pay Rs8.35bn withheld amount ISLAMABAD: M/s Nishat Chunian Power Limited (NCPL), owned by tycoon Mian Mansha, has demanded of the Power Division... Updated 28 May, 2024 03:11pm
Print Hydropower projects: PM tells MoC, MoF and PD to sort out ‘issues’ with Korean cos ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister has directed Commerce Ministry, Finance Ministry and Power Division to sit with Korean... Updated 28 May, 2024 03:11pm
Pakistan Centre, KP agree to resolve electricity issues ISLAMABAD: After holding two-day back-to-back meetings, the federal government and the provincial government of... Updated 28 May, 2024 09:11am
Print PM forms body on additional utility-scale renewable energy power project ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee to evaluate benefits of additional utility... Updated 28 May, 2024 08:35am
Print Previous flawed decisions hampering improvement in power sector? ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power sector has shown little, if any, sign of improvement in decades due to the... Updated 27 May, 2024 09:23am
Editorials The solar net metering debate EDITORIAL: Recent weeks have seen much confusion prevail with respect to the government’s existing solar net... Published 25 May, 2024 06:33am
Pakistan Islamabad Capital Territory: Ministry urges PD to continue power supply to schools, colleges ISLAMABAD: Against the backdrop of prevalent heatwave, Federal Education Ministry has expressed “grave concern”... Published 24 May, 2024 06:14am
Print Nandipur and Guddu Power plants: PC has reservations against PD for not sharing info with FAs ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has reportedly expressed reservations against the Power Division for not... Updated 23 May, 2024 09:17am
Print Sell-off plan approvals: New independent directors appointed for 9 Discos ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed new independent directors for nine power Distribution Companies... Updated 22 May, 2024 12:01pm
Print Railways writes to PD: ‘LESCO, SEPCO are involved in over/bogus billing’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has accused Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) and Sukkur Electric Supply Company... Updated 22 May, 2024 09:17am
Markets Reconstitution of Discos’ boards: CCoSOEs approves Power Division’s proposal ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) has approved the Power Division’s proposal for... Updated 21 May, 2024 10:11am
Opinion U-turn on net metering Delivering a powerful speech at a closing Plenary- Rejuvenating Growth of the World Economic Forum on 29th April... Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am
Print Q3: Nepra gives its nod to Rs52bn QTA for Discos, KE ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday gave its consent to approve Quarterly... Updated 18 May, 2024 04:59pm
Print Govt intends to convert 3 imported coal-run power plants to Thar coal ISLAMABAD: The government intends to convert three plants running on imported coal to Thar coal after taking Chinese... Updated 17 May, 2024 09:24am
Print Revision of buyback rates: PM directs Nepra, PD to amend net metering rules ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is said to have directed the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority... Updated 16 May, 2024 12:07pm
Print PD gets PM’s nod for power tariff hike Federal Board of Revenue in consultation with Ministry of Finance to review overall taxes applicable on electricity consumers Updated 16 May, 2024 09:45am
Markets Govt’s balancing act: incentivise solar, but not too much? KARACHI: Pakistan’s government has once again been caught in a tight spot. It wants to promote renewable energy –... Updated 10 May, 2024 09:51am
Print Q4 of CFY: authorisation of Rs10.056bn approved for Power Division Authorisation made considering simplified release procedure approved by the ECNEC and release strategy 2023-24 of Finance Division Updated 10 May, 2024 09:24am
Markets May power bills: NEPRA approves Rs2.83 per unit hike in FCA Increase applies to all consumer categories of ex-Wapda distribution companies except EV charging stations and lifeline consumers Updated 08 May, 2024 11:06pm
Print 147MW hydropower project: PD, NTDC should ink ‘standstill pact’ with Star: AG’s Office ISLAMABAD: The Attorney General’s Office has proposed that Power Division and National Transmission and Despatch... Updated 07 May, 2024 09:23am
Opinion The dumb national electricity policy of 2021 A good public policy is one that addresses a societal problem effectively, is based on evidence and research,... Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am
Opinion Redemption of the power sector A host of sectoral lacunas prevailing in the energy sector have yet to be tackled leave alone overcome and the... Updated 06 May, 2024 07:04am
Print IPP payments, Gwadar power plant: MoFA asks PD to address Chinese concerns ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has asked Power Division to develop concrete measures to address... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:33am
Markets Energy sector experts say ‘solar tax is not a hoax’ LAHORE: The energy sector experts have feared that the solar tax was not a hoax. Rather, it was a litmus check to... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Print Move to settle arbitration award: PD, NTDC advised to talk to Star Hydro ISLAMABAD: The country’s Attorney General Office has advised Power Division and NTDC (National Transmission and... Updated 02 May, 2024 09:20am
Markets FESCO launches pro-rata billing software FAISALABAD: On the special directives of the Ministry of Energy (Power Division), Faisalabad Electric Supply Company... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Print Net metering consumers: PD presents buyback rate cut mechanism to prime minister ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has reportedly presented a mechanism to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to reduce... Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:24am
Markets No intention to impose fixed tax on solar, Power Division clarifies No such summary sent to the government, read the statement Updated 27 Apr, 2024 08:07pm
Print Net metering power: Govt mulling bringing buyback rates down to Rs11/unit from Rs21 Current trend has misbalanced govt's plan to pay capacity charges, sources say Updated 25 Apr, 2024 10:07am
