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Power sector controversy: take-or-pay contracts

Energy prices have increased tremendously which has created controversy and unrest in the country. IPP contracts are...

Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am

Business & Finance

AsiaPak Investments seeks to convert Jamshoro plant into Thar coal

KARACHI: AsiaPak Investments which claimed to have acquired around 54 percent shares in K-Electric (KE) has...

Updated 12 Sep, 2023 09:33am

Markets

India seeks more natural gas amid emergency measures to end blackouts

SINGAPORE: India is seeking additional volumes of natural gas and has asked utilities to expedite completion of ...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

Power plant retirement policy

There are plans to retire 19 power plants of an aggregate capacity of 7339 MW as per IGCEP (Integrated Generation...

Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am

Opinion

‘Learning From Others’—III

India is under a regular five-year plan, which is based on well researched and informed decisions. Priorities there...

Updated 25 May, 2023 07:23am

Markets

Muzaffargarh power plant: President approves Rs930m CDL

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved an amount of Rs 930 million as Cash Development Loan (CDL) to acquire...

Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:26am

World

Ceasefire shaky as Sudanese, foreigners flee

KHARTOUM: A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals entered its second day Wednesday but remained...

Published 26 Apr, 2023 10:31am

47MW power plant in KP: Nepra not cooperating with S. Korean firm: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minster for Investment Chaudhry Salik Hussain has expressed his annoyance at National Electric...

Updated 25 Apr, 2023 09:06am

Editorials

Power planning marred by myriad miscalculations

EDITORIAL: According to a Business Recorder news item, the government has decided not to change the location of ...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Markets

NPGCL gets separate generation licence

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has granted a separate generation licence to...

Updated 26 Jan, 2023 09:17am

Markets

Thar Energy Limited's 330MW plant to commence operations from Oct 1

Thar Energy Limited (TEL), a joint venture between Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO), Fauji Fertilizer Company...

Published 30 Sep, 2022 03:45pm

Markets

German team interested in setting up greenfield power plant

LAHORE: A German delegation, which is currently on a visit to the provincial metropolis, has shown interest for...

Published 27 Sep, 2022 04:06am

Pakistan

Imran Khan telling lies and misguiding people: Marriyum Aurangzeb

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has rejected PTI Chief Imran Khan's accusations against...

Updated 25 Sep, 2022 10:47pm

Markets

PPIB supports 10pc blending of Thar coal for PQEPCL

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has supported 10 per cent blending of Thar-coal in...

Updated 06 Sep, 2022 12:53pm

Markets

Body formed to evaluate GDMP of EPQL

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has constituted a three-member committee to evaluate...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Markets

CMEC to commission first unit of 1263MW power plant on 6th

BEIJING: China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC) has successfully concluded a 7-day long reliability test run of the...

Published 04 Jul, 2022 08:08am

NPCC alerts govt: Fuel paucity may severely hit power plant operations

ISLAMABAD: While ringing bells on shortage of fuel stocks, National Power Control Centre (NPCC) has cautioned the...

Updated 06 Apr, 2022 10:06am

Business & Finance

Lucky Electric commissions 660 MW coal power plant at Bin Qasim

Lucky Electric Power Company Limited (LEPCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lucky Cement, has successfully completed...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 01:07pm

Pakistan

300MW Gwadar power plant to start functioning by 2023

ISLAMABAD: A 300 megawatts coal-fired Gwadar Power Plant would start functioning from October 2023, said official...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:35am

Opinion

KE’s BQPS-III project — II

KE had installed efficient combined cycle power plant in Korangi which did operate at full capacity and efficiency...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 03:52am

Opinion

Generation capacity to be expanded only on 2 bases — II

It is really a fallacy that the latest decision in the shape of LNG-based power plant will have thermal efficiency ...

Published 06 May, 2021 03:49am

World

Five dead in protest at Chinese-financed plant in Bangladesh

Police confirmed a fifth victim and 19 injured, including three police, were taken to a hospital in Chittagong.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:46pm

Markets

KE allowed to take additional 450MW power from NTDC

KARACHI: In order to ease the power woes of Karachi and to mitigate the supply-demand gap ahead of sizzling summer,...

Updated 10 Apr, 2021 06:23am

BR Research

HUBC – good things adding up

Hub Power Company Limited’s (PSX: HUBC) has been benefitting from its diversification strategy in times when IPPs...

Published 04 Mar, 2021 07:35am

Pakistan

Human error caused countrywide blackout on Jan 9, reveals inquiry committee report

Report states that the fault occurred as some officials did not follow SOPs during maintenance work
Last month, country plunged into darkness after the National Transmission and Despatch Company power system encountered a major breakdown due to the tripping of the Guddu Thermal Power Plant

Published 23 Feb, 2021 01:46pm

Pakistan

CM asks Thar Coal Block-I Co to settle displaced villagers

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said Thar Coal Block-I project involved 7.8 million tonnes per...

Updated 03 Feb, 2021 09:20am

BR Research

Power generation: Static & inefficient

Pakistan’s power sector (ex KE) generated 124 billion units in 2018. Another 124 billion in 2019. And 123 billion...

Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:30am

Opinion

‘Electricity transmission woes’ — II

The advantage of increasingly distributed grid (in countries where engineers are ready to think and adapt to changed...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

Markets

RLNG-based power plant will go a long way in meeting Karachi’s power demands

KARACHI: K-Electric’s flagship 900-MW power plant, BQPS-III is progressing on fast track and the gas turbine,...

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:23am

BR Research

Electricity transmission woes

The latest power breakdown is another feather in the cap of the government’s ever-growing list of unwanted. The...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:30am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.87 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	518.38 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	84.74 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	480 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 6 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	103.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.87 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	518.38 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	84.74 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	480 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 6 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	103.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	82,309,654 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Dec 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	53,701,236 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 6 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	37,662,460 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Dec 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	36,098,500 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Dec 6 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	31,493,000 ▲ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Dec 6 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	31,154,943 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Dec 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	26,934,622 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 6 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	23,813,500 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,786,544 ▲ 0.00
National Bank / Dec 6 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	16,987,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 5	284.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 5	284.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 5	147.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 5	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 5	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 5	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 5	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 5	4567.18
India Sensex / Dec 5	69296.14
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 5	33041.24
Nasdaq / Dec 5	14229.91
Hang Seng / Dec 5	16327.86
FTSE 100 / Dec 5	7489.84
Dow Jones / Dec 5	36124.56
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 5	16533.11
France CAC40 / Dec 5	7386.99

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 5	72.16
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 5	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 5	189043
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 5	2019.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 5	79.68

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