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Opinion

IMF programme delay adding to uncertainty

There is growing unease due to delays in the IMF board approval. The Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) was reached in...

Updated 26 Aug, 2024 07:40am

Editorials

Must act now

EDITORIAL: The persistently high gross financing needs present a significant risk to the economy, challenging the...

Updated 26 Aug, 2024 07:26am

BR Research

Power sector’s antidote

Economists are decrying the current state of the power sector and the resultant burden of skyrocketing electricity...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 07:48am

Opinion

The govt-owned IPPs

The country’s installed power generation capacity stands at 45,885 megawatts, with a notable divide between public...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Editorials

The power sector

EDITORIAL: The Privatisation Commission held a meeting under the chairmanship of Federal Ministers for Privatisation...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

Punjab power relief package funded solely by province: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday emphasised that the electricity relief package announced by the...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 09:35am

Editorials

Punjab power politics

EDITORIAL: The Punjab government’s decision to reduce electricity bills by 14 rupees per unit for those consuming...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Print

Excess from 200 units limit: KE proposes CSM amendments for protected consumers

ISLAMABAD: The K-Electric has proposed amendments to the Consumer Service Manual (CSM) to safeguard the protected...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 10:24pm

Print

Apr-Jul QTA: CPPA-G seeks Rs1.5/unit tariff hike

ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency- Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought a positive adjustment of up to Rs1.5 per...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:39am

Print

‘Publicly or privately’: PD says ready to share IPP deals with NA panel

Committee informs Punjab-based Discos are incurring financial loss of Rs 150 billion per annum

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 05:29pm

Print

PM welcomes Punjab CM’s package: It’s a pro-people move: PMO

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s relief package for...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 05:32pm

Markets

2020 IPP report’s recommendations: Power sector circles for implementation

LAHORE: The power sector circles have demanded transparency and accountability in Pakistan’s power sector by...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 03:17pm

Business & Finance

Circular debt becomes major obstacle to progress: UBG

KARACHI: The circular debt, a persistent and growing challenge for Pakistan’s economy, has reached alarming levels...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 05:59am

Print

Discos add Rs596bn to circular debt

Nepra says Discos' breach of target contributed around Rs.276 billion to circular debt for the FY 2023-24

Updated 14 Aug, 2024 04:23pm

Print

Discos slated for outsourcing, sell-off post-reforms: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that after reforms in electricity distribution companies, the...

Updated 14 Aug, 2024 04:21pm

BR Research

Fuel adjustment: Here is to a better 12 months

The power regulator okayed Rs2.56/unit as monthly Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) for June 2024– marking 16 straight...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 06:48am

Editorials

Shifting to Thar coal

EDITORIAL: How on earth is Pakistan going to convince Chinese power plants – in Sahiwal, Port Qasim and Hub, with ...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 06:36am

Print

Poverty and power costs cannot be fully eradicated: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday said a complete freedom from poverty and the cost of electricity...

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 09:19am

Print

Govt takes big step to deal with IPP challenge

Forms task force on implementation of structural reforms in power sector

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 09:27am

Markets

‘No capacity payments’ received since PPA expiry in October 2022, says KAPCO

Pakistan’s power producer Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) has rejected reports it is receiving payments...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 08:45pm

Markets

PM forms task force on energy issues

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a Task Force to suggest a way forward to the current energy...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 08:49am

Opinion

The challenge of IPPs–II

Excess/unutilized generation capacity

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Editorials

Power sector: unanswered questions

EDITORIAL: The power sector problems have compounded over time due to unplanned and expensive growth in power...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

BR Research

Reinvigorating investor confidence

The new fiscal year has started with a focus on economic stability and improvement, which is an encouraging sign....

Published 05 Aug, 2024 09:12am

Opinion

Power sector challenges beyond capacity payments

While the capacity payments to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have grabbed major spot light these days, our...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 07:21am

Print

Discos slammed for issuing inflated bills

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel (BMP) has slammed...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 09:20am

Opinion

Untangling energy crisis: the ‘misguided’ criticism of IPPs

The narrative dominating Pakistan’s discourse on electricity prices has painted Independent Power Producers (IPPs)...

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 07:52am

Print

Power regulator assailed for ‘siding’ with govt, utilities

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday came under fire for failing to...

Updated 31 Jul, 2024 10:28am

Print

CTBCM test run: Nepra reserves determination on final report

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday reserved determination on final...

Updated 31 Jul, 2024 10:18am

Editorials

Calm a jittery market

EDITORIAL: The Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb’s Sunday press conference was a judicious attempt...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am