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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

Editorials

CPEC: Our last chance for industrialization

EDITORIAL: CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) is supposed to be a game changer for Pakistan’s economy. ...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

Editorials

Chickens always come home to roost

EDITORIAL: Sustained flawed policies and mismanagement, spanning not just one administration's tenure but several...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:32am

Pakistan

Ongoing power projects: China has adopted ‘go slow’ policy after ‘unjustified’ criticism?

ISLAMABAD: China has reportedly adopted a “go slow” policy on ongoing coal-fired and hydropower projects of...

Updated 23 Oct, 2021 04:59pm

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Dasu Hydropower Project: China links resumption of work to payment of compensation?

ISLAMABAD: China has reportedly sought compensation of $38 million (Rs 6.5 billion) from Pakistan for the dead and...

Updated 15 Oct, 2021 09:33am

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Power projects: Banks are put off financing by rising circular debt

Circular debt has reached Rs2.327 trillion as of August 31, 2021
Power Division is even unable to make due payments to Chinese companies that have established power projects in Pakistan

Updated 27 Sep, 2021 10:29am

Editorials

Chinese deals

EDITORIAL: After a lot of foot dragging to the consternation of Chinese investors in the CPEC power projects the...

Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am

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Govt says CPEC facing no slowdown

Planning minister Asad Umar says major work of CPEC projects completed during the PTI government
Dispels impression that pace of work had slowed

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 01:41pm

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Govt-owned power plants: MoF opposes Rs177.8bn payment due to limited fiscal space

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reportedly opposed payment of Rs 177.8 billion to the government=owned...

Updated 21 Jul, 2021 08:48am

Pakistan

Power projects ‘NAB-Niazi nexus’ failed to prove any corruption: Shehbaz

LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz...

Published 13 Jul, 2021 03:22am

Pakistan

Pakistan continues to bear brunt of PML-N's costly power deals, says economic affairs minister

Ayub alleges PML-N government abandoned renewable energy projects of 4,000 megawatts
Raja Pervez Ashraf says efforts should be made to ensure food security

Updated 21 Jun, 2021 05:47pm

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Rs102bn earmarked for 97 power projects

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has earmarked Rs 102 billion for 97 power sector projects/schemes for 2021-22 ...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:04am

Business

Services sector: Share of taxes hovered at 3.4 to 5pc over the last few years: FBR report

ISLAMABAD: The share of sales tax collected from services sector was hovering around 3.4 percent to 5.0 percent...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Pakistan

Omar stresses on expeditious completion of power projects

The minister directed the relevant authorities to identify the critical path and set timelines for expeditious implementation of the development projects.

Published 26 May, 2021 08:12pm

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Govt-IPPs deals: Nepra asks govt why dollar rate kept at Rs148

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday quizzed the government...

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:31am

Markets

300MW Balakot power project: Groundbreaking ceremony next month

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the high ups of Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization...

Published 07 Feb, 2021 04:07am

Pakistan

Long term planning, self -dependence inevitable for country’ development: PM

He said under the contracts, the government had to pay capacity payment even without consuming the electricity.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 11:46pm

Pakistan

Govt releases Rs.35.35bn for power projects so far

According to data, the government has allocated Rs. 74.49 billion for the power sector projects in the fiscal year 2020-21.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 11:30pm