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IMF for more cautious approach to structural reforms

Independent Evaluation Office assesses how well IMF-supported programmes have helped to sustain economic growth

Updated 10 Sep, 2021 10:04am

Subsidies, inefficiencies blamed for power sector circular debt

ISLAMABAD: Chairman, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), Tauseef H. Farooqi said on Wednesday that...

Updated 09 Sep, 2021 11:07am

Business & Finance

CCI approves IGCEP model: Hammad Azhar

Minister for Energy says model, which was pending since 2005, would only allow power generation to be added when it is needed

Published 06 Sep, 2021 03:02pm

Govt steps up oil and gas imports

SINGAPORE/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has stepped up its oil and gas imports this year from last year as demand from its...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:33am

BR Research

LNG crisis brewing?

As feared earlier, getting hold of LNG this winter could become more challenging than the last one. As gas prices...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 07:25am

Power projects: Chinese companies refuse request to review rate of return

Pakistan approached not only the Chinese government but also Chinese companies individually, requesting them to sit with Power Division’s top brass for review of Power Purchase Agreements and rate of return

Updated 13 Aug, 2021 10:39am

Pakistan

Water, power sectors: AGP unearths Rs1.212trn malfeasance in 161 cases

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has unearthed 161 cases of contractual irregularities,...

Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:27am

Circular debt: World Bank, govt think deeply about steps

Minister for Energy informs delegation that Power Division had planned addition of considerable capacity in the existing transmission network by the end of current fiscal year for which funds had also been allocated

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 09:33am

Nepra questions Pepco’s existence

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised questions over the existence of Pakistan...

Updated 04 Aug, 2021 10:42am

Power sector management: Govt yet to submit alternative plan to WB

ISLAMABAD: The government is yet to submit an alternative plan for power sector management to the World Bank, the...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 03:07am

Power sector: Chinese investors irked by non-payment of returns?

ISLAMABAD: Chinese companies are reportedly not interested in making further investment in Pakistan, citing...

Updated 16 Jul, 2021 09:54am

BR Research

Demand picks up after austerity

Growth in the petroleum industry – indicated by growth in volumetric sales - by the oil marketing companies turned...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 08:23am

Power sector ‘racket’ unearthed by World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has unearthed a “racket” of 23 Pakistani companies which were awarded all contracts of...

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 08:20am

SNGPL says can meet only 50pc RLNG demand

ISLAMABAD: Power Division is reportedly in a state of shock as Sui Northern Gas Company Limited (SNGPL) has conveyed...

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 08:23am

WB approves $800m for power sector, human capital

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and the World Bank, on Tuesday, signed two programme loan agreements worth ...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

Business & Finance

Rs141.4bn tax-free AJK budget announced

MUZAFFARABAD: The PML-N led AJK government Tuesday presented tax-free budget for fiscal year 2021-22 here in the AJK...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

Opinion

Power sector: Privatisation alone cannot fix burgeoning circular debt

In the 1990s Pakistan started off on an ambitious multi-step power sector reforms programme. It was a long and...

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Markets

DISCOs face over 9000MW shortfall: CPPA

LAHORE: The power sector distribution companies (DISCOs) are facing over 9,000 megawatt shortfall of demand for...

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

CCI approves National Electricity Policy 2021 to reform power sector: Hammad

He said the past governments had been making abortive attempts to form such a policy, but failed to do so due to certain reasons such as lack of interest.

Updated 21 Jun, 2021 09:23pm

Country heading for fuel crisis?

ISLAMABAD: The country is likely to face another fuel crisis next month due to inordinate delay in decision making...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

BR Research

Power subsidies: High yet adequate

Electricity tariffs are not going to go up in FY22. This is the loud and clear message from the budget document. The...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 07:30am

Budget

Power subsidies raised by over 300pc

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased power sector subsidies by over 300 percent to Rs 510 billion for...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:04am

Circular debt may hit Rs2.7trn mark

ISLAMABAD: The energy sector's circular debt is likely to touch Rs 2.7 trillion in fiscal year 2021-22 in case the...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

BR Research

Delayed adjustments come with a cost

The energy minister stamped the verdict the other day, what was becoming increasingly evident from the ...

Published 25 May, 2021 07:25am

Business & Finance

Power infrastructure development: Chinese company ready to cooperate

KUNMING: China Southern Power Grid Yunnan International is willing to cooperate in power grid and power...

Updated 24 May, 2021 08:30am

Business & Finance

Egyptian electrical giant acquires Pakistani transformers manufacturer

The multi-billion dollar company said that it plans to introduce its power inverters technology to boost the growth of the Pakistani company, in order to reach a production capacity of 5,500 MW.

Published 10 May, 2021 01:35pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan eyes KSA investment in power sector

During the visit, the Prime Minister’s consultations with the Saudi leadership will cover all areas of bilateral cooperation including economic, trade, investment, energy, job opportunities for Pakistani workforce, and welfare of Pakistani Diaspora in the Kingdom.

Published 07 May, 2021 12:05pm

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

Govt yet to comply with some commitments

ISLAMABAD: The government has yet to fully comply with some of the commitments made to the International Monetary...

Published 06 May, 2021 03:49am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: EVM: the neutral umpire?

“I would like to request, humbly request our Prime Minister to…” “Are you going to use cricket...

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Sep 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.29 ▲ 0.84 (18.88%)
Ruby Tex. / Sep 21 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.73 ▲ 0.83 (12.03%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Sep 21 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	7.80 ▲ 0.64 (8.94%)
S.G. Power Ltd. / Sep 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	3.99 ▲ 0.28 (7.55%)
Macter Int. Ltd. / Sep 21 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	154.09 ▲ 10.75 (7.50%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Sep 21 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	71.48 ▲ 4.98 (7.49%)
Al-Mali / Sep 21 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	24.39 ▲ 1.70 (7.49%)
Friends Sp. / Sep 21 Friends Spinning Mills Limited(FRSM)	49.84 ▲ 3.47 (7.48%)
AKD Hospitality / Sep 21 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	423.00 ▲ 29.42 (7.47%)
Azgard Nine / Sep 21 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	24.19 ▲ 1.68 (7.46%)

Stock	Price
Husein Sugar (R) / Sep 21 Husein Sugar Mills Limited (R)(HSMR3)	0.45 ▲ -1.00 (-68.97%)
SME Leasing Ltd. / Sep 21 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	3.02 ▲ -0.67 (-18.16%)
Cyan Ltd / Sep 21 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	42.00 ▲ -8.59 (-16.98%)
Grays Leas. / Sep 21 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	3.61 ▲ -0.64 (-15.06%)
Bal. Wheel / Sep 21 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	80.00 ▲ -9.64 (-10.75%)
B. F. Mod. / Sep 21 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.78 ▲ -1.00 (-10.22%)
Orient Rental Mod / Sep 21 Orient Rental Modaraba(ORM)	7.20 ▲ -0.80 (-10.00%)
Shaheen Ins. / Sep 21 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.65 ▲ -0.35 (-8.75%)
Quetta Textile / Sep 21 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	10.73 ▲ -1.00 (-8.53%)
Bilal Fibres / Sep 21 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	4.15 ▲ -0.35 (-7.78%)

Stock	Volume
Telecard Ltd. / Sep 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	28,032,500 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Sep 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,365,000 ▼ 0.00
TPL Corp / Sep 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	21,220,000 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Sep 21 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	17,866,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Sep 21 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	11,914,716 ▼ 0.00
Bank Alfalah / Sep 21 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	11,734,929 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Sep 21 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	10,789,000 ▼ 0.00
Bank of Punjab / Sep 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	9,709,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Hold. / Sep 21 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	9,205,500 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Sep 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,233,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 20	168.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 20	168.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 20	109.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 20	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 20	1.37
Euro to USD / Sep 20	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 20	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 20	4357.73
India Sensex / Sep 20	59490.93
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 20	30500.05
Nasdaq / Sep 20	14713.90
Hang Seng / Sep 20	24099.14
FTSE 100 / Sep 20	6903.91
Dow Jones / Sep 20	33970.47
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 20	15132.06
France CAC40 / Sep 20	6455.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Sep 20	70.64
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Sep 20	13380.00
Gold 10 Grams / Sep 20	96450.00
Gold Spot / Sep 20	1764.13
Cotton / Sep 20	89.02

power sector

IMF for more cautious approach to structural reforms

Subsidies, inefficiencies blamed for power sector circular debt

CCI approves IGCEP model: Hammad Azhar

Govt steps up oil and gas imports

LNG crisis brewing?

Power projects: Chinese companies refuse request to review rate of return

Water, power sectors: AGP unearths Rs1.212trn malfeasance in 161 cases

Circular debt: World Bank, govt think deeply about steps

Nepra questions Pepco’s existence

Power sector management: Govt yet to submit alternative plan to WB

Power sector: Chinese investors irked by non-payment of returns?

Demand picks up after austerity

Power sector ‘racket’ unearthed by World Bank

SNGPL says can meet only 50pc RLNG demand

WB approves $800m for power sector, human capital

Rs141.4bn tax-free AJK budget announced

Power sector: Privatisation alone cannot fix burgeoning circular debt

DISCOs face over 9000MW shortfall: CPPA

CCI approves National Electricity Policy 2021 to reform power sector: Hammad

Country heading for fuel crisis?

Power subsidies: High yet adequate

Power subsidies raised by over 300pc

Circular debt may hit Rs2.7trn mark

Delayed adjustments come with a cost

Power infrastructure development: Chinese company ready to cooperate

Egyptian electrical giant acquires Pakistani transformers manufacturer

Pakistan eyes KSA investment in power sector

Generation capacity to be expanded only on 2 bases — II

Govt yet to comply with some commitments

PARTLY FACETIOUS: EVM: the neutral umpire?

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