Suki Kinari Hydropower Station: First Unit registers success LAHORE: The first unit (Unit 4) of Pakistan Suki Kinari Hydropower Station, the largest hydropower power station... Updated 17 Jun, 2024 03:03pm
Pakistan Electricity rate reduction for industries will boost exports, says power minister Sardar Awais Leghari says revolutionary measures are being taken to bring improvement in the power distribution system Updated 16 Jun, 2024 09:40pm
Editorials The Neelum-Jhelum disaster EDITORIAL: So, it turns out that the “crown jewel” 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHPP), which... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am
Print Wind projects’ tariff issues stay unresolved: Islamabad should not expect any investment from DFC: US team ISLAMABAD: United States Treasury Department delegation led by Assistant Secretary Brent Neiman on Thursday... Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:00am
Print July to Sept 2024: NPCC reduces RLNG demand for power generation ISLAMABAD: The country’s power system operator, the National Power Control Centre (NPCC) has reduced the Gasified... Updated 14 Jun, 2024 08:57am
BR Research Power sector: Reforming with subsidies You have long been told the energy subsidy reforms are in full swing. There are talks of limiting energy sector... Published 13 Jun, 2024 08:16am
Opinion Navigating economic diplomacy–I Spiraling electricity bills and the resulting unbearable burden on the ordinary consumers has brought the agreements... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 08:10am
Pakistan A whopping 103.7pc raise in power subsidy ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased subsidy for power sector by a whopping 103.7 percent – from the... Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am
Opinion Power transmission: challenges The power sector in Pakistan is facing a crisis of public perception amid the litany of technical challenges... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 07:13am
Print Massive installation of solar systems: Govt facing an impossible situation? Bureaucracy portrays solarisation as catastrophic for the country’s existing power sector Updated 10 Jun, 2024 11:13am
Print April FCA: KE seeks provisional adjustment ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has sought provisional adjustment in its fuel charges under three scenarios for the month... Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:35am
Editorials ‘Penalising honest consumers’ EDITORIAL: How on earth is the power minister going to “bring transparency to the power sector” if the... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Print KPCL approaches Nepra to get its indexations approved ISLAMABAD: Karot Power Company Limited (KPCL) has approached National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to... Updated 03 Jun, 2024 09:23am
Print NEPRA evaluating KE’s write-off claims ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Waseem Mukhtar has reportedly supported... Updated 01 Jun, 2024 07:19pm
Print Nepra gives approval to additional financial burden on consumers ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday gave approval of additional financial... Updated 01 Jun, 2024 02:02pm
Markets No sectoral professionals on upcoming boards of Discos LAHORE: No sectoral professionals are being made part of the upcoming boards of power distribution companies ... Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am
Print Power sector: MoF agrees to extend Rs1.094trn subsidy ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry is said to have agreed to extend subsidy of Rs 1.094 trillion for the financial year... Updated 30 May, 2024 08:39am
Opinion Why Discos’ privatisation can never happen Pakistan’s power sector has undergone various reforms in a bid to make the market more liberalized and introduce... Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am
Print Anti-theft drive flops: GEPCO, energy dept at loggerheads ISLAMABAD : Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) and chief of Punjab electricity theft convener - Secretary... Updated 29 May, 2024 08:34am
Markets ‘Renewable integration, Discos privatisation can resolve energy crisis’ KARACHI: Pakistan’s energy crisis is a complex issue that affects daily life badly. The causes included... Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am
Pakistan Centre, KP agree to resolve electricity issues ISLAMABAD: After holding two-day back-to-back meetings, the federal government and the provincial government of... Updated 28 May, 2024 09:11am
Print Previous flawed decisions hampering improvement in power sector? ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power sector has shown little, if any, sign of improvement in decades due to the... Updated 27 May, 2024 09:23am
Opinion Pakistan’s energy sector: Growing burden of circular debt As a result of the alleged corruption and ineptitude of the power bureaucracy in the country, the cost of dealing... Published 26 May, 2024 02:56am
Print Vital power distribution installations in KP: Centre decides to tighten security after CM’s ‘threat’ ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to take necessary measures to ensure security of vital electricity... Updated 25 May, 2024 04:16pm
Print K-Electric seeks Rs10.69/unit hike in base tariff for 7 years ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has sought 76 percent (Rs 10.69 per unit) increase in its base tariff to Rs 44.69 per unit... Updated 25 May, 2024 04:20pm
Print Joint body formed to help resolve power issues in Karachi KARACHI: K-Electric and the Sindh government Friday agreed to collaborate to address power supply and load shedding... Updated 25 May, 2024 04:14pm
BR Research Power sector: The rut, the rot, the riot April 2024 marked the 7th straight month of electricity generation going down year-on-year. Make it 19 out of the... Published 23 May, 2024 08:14am
Opinion Anti-theft campaign — will the latest succeed? Pakistan leads the way in the incidence of illegal abstraction of energy (theft of electricity in the legal lingo).... Updated 23 May, 2024 05:41am
Business & Finance OICCI, Shell hold symposium on energy: Pakistan can produce green energy on large scale: minister ISLAMABAD: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) and Shell Pakistan Limited jointly hosted a... Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am
Print Sell-off plan approvals: New independent directors appointed for 9 Discos ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed new independent directors for nine power Distribution Companies... Updated 22 May, 2024 12:01pm
Import of items under FTAs, PTAs during 2022-23: Major decrease in duty exemptions/concessions witnessed