Early completion of Gwadar Power Plant ordered Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal directs concerned stakeholders to remove all the bottlenecks and start the construction work immediately Updated 27 Mar, 2024 11:48am
Print CSAIL outlines its contribution to national grid under CPEC ISLAMABAD: The China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Ltd (CSAIL) launched its “ESG Performance Report 2023”... Updated 19 Dec, 2023 09:33am
Print ‘Delayed’ CASA-1000 project: World Bank reluctant to arrange funds ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is said to have shown reluctance in the arrangement of funds for the delayed Central... Updated 07 Dec, 2023 09:15am
Pakistan Pakistan completes projects worth $25bn under CPEC, says Kakar Clean energy projects were expected to be completed in four to five years, adds the caretaker PM Updated 18 Oct, 2023 10:23pm
Print Power projects: Chinese again refuse to renegotiate PPAs ISLAMABAD: Chinese power projects have, once again, refused to renegotiate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with the... Updated 13 Oct, 2023 09:49am
Print PPIB urges SBP to clear $700m dues of power projects ISLAMABAD: Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has urged State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to clear pending... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 10:00am
Print SIFC identifies 9 power projects worth $6.87bn ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has identified nine power sector projects at an... Updated 08 Sep, 2023 11:23am
Print Power projects under CPEC: Contract renegotiation proposals may again be floated ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to again float proposals to Chinese government for renegotiation on contracts of power... Updated 05 Sep, 2023 09:09am
BR Research Power generation rebounds – only just Having gone down for 13 straight months – the national grid electricity generation finally had something to sow for.... Published 25 Aug, 2023 08:33am
Print Country needs to diversify its energy mix: PM LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said given the increasing energy requirements of the country; the government... Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:26am
Print ‘Coal supply to power projects’: Sindh govt seeks removal of certain words from section 65F ISLAMABAD: The government of Sindh has sought removal of words “supplying coal exclusively to power generation... Updated 23 Jun, 2023 08:56am
Business & Finance Tariff relief: AEDB urges govt to hold talks with DFC’s 5 wind power projects ISLAMABAD: The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has proposed to the government to start negotiations with... Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am
Print CPEC power projects: China concerned over payment issues Chinese government through Pakistan’s embassy in Beijing and its own embassy in Islamabad has raised this issue at all forums Updated 06 Mar, 2023 11:39am
Pakistan Energy Conservation Plan: DCs in Sindh asked to furnish compliance report Commissioner Karachi demands report on closure of restaurants, markets, wedding halls on timing decided by federal government. Updated 25 Feb, 2023 07:18pm
Markets HUBCO says CPHGC’s 2x660MW power plant declared ‘project complete’ Hub Power Company (HUBCO) on Thursday said that the China Power Hub Generation Company (Private) Limited’s (CPHGC)... Published 23 Feb, 2023 04:15pm
Markets Wind power projects face curtailment issues as NEPRA set to hold hearing The Wind Power Projects (WPPs) of Pakistan are facing excessive curtailment issues which has prompted the National... Updated 23 Feb, 2023 03:42pm
Print PPIB tells govt: Sinosure reluctant to insure any new power project ISLAMABAD: Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has notified the government that Chinese insurer M/s... Updated 23 Feb, 2023 09:18am
Markets Nepra holds interactive session on facilitation of power projects ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), on Thursday, held an interactive session with... Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am
Business & Finance Japan extends loan to Punjab power sector project ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government extended the project loan effective period up to 31 December 2024 of ongoing loan... Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Print NTDC’s acting chief likely to be confirmed as MD LAHORE: Acting Managing Director (MD) of the National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) Engr Dr Rana Abdul... Updated 07 Dec, 2022 09:41am
Print Power projects: Huge receivables hurdle to new Chinese funding Issue of receivables and opening of revolving account for Chinese CPEC IPPs is still pending with their receivables now over Rs 300 billion Updated 21 Nov, 2022 10:06am
Print Financial closure of 3 power projects: Govt seeks Sinosure’s support ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has requested M/s Sinosure, Chinese insurance company, to support pending financial closure of... Updated 27 Oct, 2022 09:49am
Opinion Future of CPEC projects The high point of roll out-of mega projects under the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) was in the last tenure... Published 15 Oct, 2022 05:38am
Print PM approves 2,000MW public sector power projects ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday gave in-principle approval for setting up 2,000 megawatts of... Updated 30 Sep, 2022 09:42am
Markets Key power projects to be taken up in JEWG meeting ISLAMABAD: Power projects including 1124 MW Kohala and 700.7 MW Azad Pattan HPPs as well as 1,320 MW Thar Coal power... Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am
Print Four $2.3bn power projects declared ‘problematic’ Ministry of Economic Affairs directs Power Division to expedite implementation of the schemes Updated 16 Jul, 2022 12:50pm
Print CPEC IPPs: MoF urges Power Div to address issue of excess profitability ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has urged Power Division to address excess profitability by Independent Power Producers... Updated 18 Jun, 2022 10:00am
BR Research Cement: Trade-offs Based on current cumulative numbers for cement dispatches in 11M, cement industry will contract by 10 percent this... Published 17 Jun, 2022 09:03am
Business & Finance Khyber Pakhtunkhwa issues LOIs to EnerTech for green hydrogen projects EnerTech signed multiple MOUs with the KPK government at Dubai Expo 2020 Updated 08 Jun, 2022 05:13pm
Pakistan Federal govt accused of shutting down power projects of Sindh ISLAMABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali on Wednesday said that Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) has challenged... Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am