AGP office distances itself from ‘award in favour of SHPL’ ISLAMABAD: The Office of Attorney General for Pakistan is said to have distanced itself with respect to strategy to... Updated 06 Jun, 2024 09:14am
Markets Power Division rejects reports of ending net metering policy The Power Division on Wednesday rejected reports claiming that the government might take a decision to end the net... Updated 05 Jun, 2024 10:18pm
Print Export-oriented sectors: MoC advocates concessional power tariff Says key industrial export sectors of Pakistan struggling to recover and gain lost share in global markets Updated 03 Jun, 2024 09:35am
Print Budget FY2024-25: Rs681bn earmarked for power tariff-related subsidies? Announcement to be made with the condition that no supplementary budget, regular or technical will be provided Updated 01 Jun, 2024 04:12pm
Print Power, water charges for AJK: Centre may form panel to discover ‘political’ solution ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to constitute a high-level committee to find out a political solution... Updated 01 Jun, 2024 02:02pm
Print Nepra gives approval to additional financial burden on consumers ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday gave approval of additional financial... Updated 01 Jun, 2024 02:02pm
Print Final test-run report on CTBCM: Stakeholders seek adjustments in their power tariffs ISLAMABAD: The stakeholders have sought adjustments in their electricity tariffs to accurately reflect costs and... Updated 31 May, 2024 09:18am
Print PSDP 2024-25: Ministry sends Rs215.998bn provisional IBC for PD ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has conveyed the provisional Indicative... Updated 31 May, 2024 09:00am
Print ‘Revenue-based load-shedding’: Nepra chief urges govt to alter law The CPPA-G seeks positive adjustment of Rs 3.49 per unit to recover additional amount of Rs 29.21 billion Updated 31 May, 2024 02:10pm
Markets No sectoral professionals on upcoming boards of Discos LAHORE: No sectoral professionals are being made part of the upcoming boards of power distribution companies ... Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am
Print Power sector: MoF agrees to extend Rs1.094trn subsidy ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry is said to have agreed to extend subsidy of Rs 1.094 trillion for the financial year... Updated 30 May, 2024 08:39am
Print 2nd circuit stringing from Jiwani to Gwadar: ECC approves TSG worth Rs2.217bn ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a technical supplementary grant... Updated 30 May, 2024 09:27am
Markets No action yet against Disco officials who caused Rs589bn loss LAHORE: No disciplinary action has yet been taken against the Disco officials, including the CEOs and the Chief... Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am
Opinion Why Discos’ privatisation can never happen Pakistan’s power sector has undergone various reforms in a bid to make the market more liberalized and introduce... Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am
Print 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