Dar chairs meeting on power sector reforms Published 19 Sep, 2026 04:55am ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting of the Prime...
Pakistan can turn rooftop solar boom into ‘swarm grids’: study Published 10 Sep, 2026 10:11pm Pakistan can harness its growth in rooftop solar through decentralised, community-driven “swarm grids”, but...
Detection billing system: Power Division decides to introduce reforms Updated 05 Sep, 2026 09:24am ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has decided to introduce fundamental reforms in the detection billing system to...
Protected consumers: Leghari says power subsidies not being withdrawn Updated 01 Jun, 2026 09:18am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari on Sunday said that a new registration system is now live to...
Power sector reforms: President approves conferment of civil awards on 15 members of NTF Published 29 Mar, 2026 03:49am ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the conferment of civil awards on 15 members of the National Task...
Nepra calls for DISCO restructuring, privatization Updated 26 Feb, 2026 08:48am ISLAMABAD: While expressing serious concerns over the power sector performance during FY 2024-25, National Electric...
BR RESEARCH: Power sector is only less bad Updated 21 Jan, 2026 08:56am Awais Leghari is clearly not a fan of NEPRA’s State of Industry Reports (SOIR). He slammed the 2025 edition for...
Govt will save as much as $17 billion by abandoning procurement of ‘expensive’ electricity Updated 19 Jan, 2026 08:12am Has decided to not buy 8,000 MW of electricity
Power sector reforms or policy whiplash? Published 02 Jul, 2025 07:11am Pakistan’s power sector appears to be caught between two conflicting impulses. On one hand, the government is...
Awais shares power sector reforms, plans with World Bank Published 23 May, 2025 06:13am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday shared power sector reforms and...
Power sector reforms high priority: PM Updated 23 May, 2025 08:49am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Thursday that reforming the country’s power sector remains a top...
India-style ‘electricity exchange’ on the cards Updated 21 Feb, 2025 09:19am ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is reportedly working on establishment of electricity exchange in the country on the...
Minister briefs US envoy on power sector reforms Published 29 Jan, 2025 07:35am ISLAMABAD: Acting US Ambassador in Pakistan Natalie Baker called on Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division)...
PM orders reduction in power tariffs Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am ISLAMABAD: In a bid to bring down the soaring electricity tariffs, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the...
Finance Minister reiterates resolve to restructure power sector Updated 10 Sep, 2024 10:35pm Muhammad Aurangzeb commends K-Electric for its initiative to increase investment and expand its energy and distribution operations
Nepra backs ISMO for streamlining wholesale electricity market Updated 07 Sep, 2024 03:14pm ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has supported establishment of a new organisation to...
Energy sector – ‘a nightmare’ Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in a statement this week has described the energy sector as “a...
NEC decisions Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, while briefing the media...
Power sector reforms: WB urges govt to expedite EDEIP Updated 15 Jan, 2023 10:03am ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has urged the government to expedite the implementation of the Electricity Distribution...
PM seeks reform plan: Power sector PDM govt’s Achilles heel Updated 03 Dec, 2022 09:58am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought a plan from Power Division to curtail theft and line losses by...
Power sector reforms stay put: Donor’s insistence on achieving cost recovery big hurdle Updated 19 Dec, 2021 10:57am ISLAMABAD: Power sector reforms, started in the 90s to improve the system by reducing losses, attracting private...
IMF talks on power sector reform pace remain inconclusive Updated 09 Oct, 2021 11:52am Technical level talks were to conclude on Friday and policy level talks are scheduled in Washington DC