Making the electricity market work Published 14 Nov, 2026 05:08am Pakistan’s electricity reforms should deliver reliable power at competitive costs—and turn those gains into...
Power sector: gas output and use of RLNG slump Published 13 Nov, 2026 05:34am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s indigenous natural gas production declined by 8 percent in FY25, while consumption of imported...
A subsidy-neutral package that isn't quite neutral Published 12 Nov, 2026 04:29am Pakistan’s Incremental Consumption Package (ICP) was meant to encourage industrial and agricultural consumers to use...
PD rejects claims of power tariff hike for industries Published 12 Nov, 2026 04:29am ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has rejected the impression that the industrial electricity tariff has been increased...
Nepra ‘divided’ over upward revision, continuation of ICP Published 12 Nov, 2026 04:29am ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has apparently been divided over an upward...
From Dasu plant to Mansehra: 765kV project facing serious execution challenges Published 12 Nov, 2026 04:29am ISLAMABAD: The 765-kilovolt transmission line project from Dasu Hydropower Plant to Mansehra is facing serious...
Coal procurement: KATI urges Nepra not to grant extension to PQEPCL sans bidding Published 12 Nov, 2026 04:29am ISLAMABAD: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has urged the National Electric Power Regulatory...
World Bank classifies financing for Grid Stability Enhancement Project Published 12 Nov, 2026 04:29am ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has classified the entire USD 375.9 million financing for Pakistan’s Grid Stability...
Why do we pay for power we cannot use? Updated 11 Nov, 2026 05:46am It is not an RLNG problem. It is a transmission problem, and only full disclosure can tell us how to fix it. Picture...
PAC questions Rs1.22bn lapse from PD’s grant Published 11 Nov, 2026 04:31am ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was held here on Tuesday under the chair of Acting...
Why factories can’t simply leave the grid Published 11 Nov, 2026 04:31am I was recently invited to speak at an energy event, and what stayed with me was not the talks but the questions....
Power sector arrears: Upstream supplies at risk as recoveries surge to Rs169.27bn: SNGPL Published 10 Nov, 2026 04:44am ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has reported outstanding dues of Rs169.27 billion against the...
KATI urges Leghari to order audit of PPMC, ISMO Published 09 Nov, 2026 04:46am ISLAMABAD: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has urged Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division)...
Thar coal being developed beyond power generation: Sharjeel Updated 07 Nov, 2026 06:34am KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam...
‘Nepra & CCP rules essential’: A strong regulatory ecosystem needed to win investor trust: PC Published 07 Nov, 2026 04:51am ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has emphasised that establishment of a strong regulatory ecosystem,...
Excessive loadshedding at trade centres: KCCI urges PM to come to its rescue Updated 06 Nov, 2026 06:42am ISLAMABAD: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to intervene...
Discos seek positive QTA adjustment of Rs1.34/kWh Updated 06 Nov, 2026 06:38am ISLAMABAD: The Power Distribution Companies (Discos) have sought positive QTA adjustment of Rs 1.34/kWh for third...
‘One extra unit, six months of punishment: stop unfair power and gas bill system, please’ Published 06 Nov, 2026 05:47am This is apropos a letter to the Editor from this writer titled ‘One extra unit, six months of punishment: stop...
AT&C-based load shedding: No action against DISCOs & KE due to stay orders: Nepra Published 05 Nov, 2026 05:31am ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has said that it is constrained from taking...
‘One extra unit, six months of punishment: stop unfair power and gas bill system, please’ Published 05 Nov, 2026 05:31am This is apropos a letter to the Editor from this writer titled ‘One extra unit, six months of punishment: stop...
Moot for benefits to communities hosting power projects Published 04 Nov, 2026 07:29am KARACHI: Experts, lawmakers, researchers and representatives of affected communities at the Sindh Energy and Climate...
KP’s high-loss areas: Govt agrees to increase power supply hours Published 04 Nov, 2026 05:25am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has agreed to reduce load-shedding and increase electricity supply hours in...
CPPA-G seeks 8pc hike in power tariff Published 04 Nov, 2026 05:25am ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought an approximately 8 percent increase in...
Jhampir-II to the Dhabeji substation: NationalGrid energises 220kV transmission line Published 03 Nov, 2026 05:12am LAHORE: NationalGrid-Pakistan has energized the 220 kV transmission line emanating from Jhampir-II to the Dhabeji...
Power subsidy ending Published 02 Nov, 2026 05:01am EDITORIAL: Finally, the government has planned to end the slab-based electricity subsidy in the power sector. This...
660MW Jamshoro Coal Power Project: KE seeks cabinet approval for 100pc Thar coal conversion Updated 02 Nov, 2026 06:54am ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has approached Power Division seeking incorporation of a set of proposals in the summary...
Over Rs400bn annual loss: Industry urges Nepra to summon NGC MD Published 02 Nov, 2026 05:01am ISLAMABAD: The country’s industry has requested National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to summon the...
Grid charges, billing powers: Nepra urged to revise CSM amendments Published 02 Nov, 2026 05:01am ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has been urged to substantially revise its...
One extra unit, six months of punishment: stop unfair power and gas bill system, please Published 31 Oct, 2026 05:33am Pakistan’s protected and unprotected electricity billing system has raised serious concerns about fairness,...
The return of centralised control—II Updated 31 Oct, 2026 06:50am PPMC, regulators and the fragmentation of energy planning Pakistan’s power sector shows how reform can be reversed...