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Reinterpretation of ITO ‘rattles’ IPPs

ISLAMABAD: The Independent Power Producers (IPPs), including those established under the China-Pakistan Economic...

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 09:22am

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Industries drive power demand

Pakistan’s national grid power generation in 7MFY26 remained 8 percent below the peak recorded in 7MFY22. At 74...

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 05:43am

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Incremental concessional package: PD claims industries net over Rs12bn in 2 months

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has claimed that the country’s industrial sector received financial benefits exceeding...

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 09:29am

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NA panel told: CASA transmission line continuously energised to prevent wire theft

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday made some startling disclosures, revealing that the CASA (Central Asia-South...

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 09:33am

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Discos directed to process net-metering pending pleas

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, has taken a key decision regarding...

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:28am

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CPPA-G seeks Rs1.78/unit FCA hike to recover Rs15.6bn

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought a positive adjustment of Rs 1.78 per...

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 09:23am

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PTC urges PM to reconsider off-grid levy framework

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to reconsider the off-grid...

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 09:44am

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Incremental consumption package: Industry, PD lock horns over financial impact

ISLAMABAD: The country’s industry and the Power Division have locked horns over the financial impact of the...

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 09:42am

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Sehr and Iftar timings: Steps taken for uninterrupted power and gas supply

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has taken measures for uninterrupted electricity and gas supply during Sehr and...

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

Markets

Mangla refurbishment to help raise capacity to 1,310MW

LAHORE: Chairman Wapda Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (retd) reviewed progress on the Mangla Refurbishment Project during a...

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

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Net-billing, distributed solar, and Pakistan’s energy transition

Pakistan’s recent shift from net-metering to net-billing for rooftop solar users has triggered intense debate. For...

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 05:57am

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EIDMC Board chief not independent director: PD

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has taken the position that the Chairman of the Energy Infrastructure Development ...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:00am

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Bank financing for PM FRP: Govt to provide 10pc first-loss credit guarantee

KARACHI: The federal government has announced that it will provide a 10 percent first-loss credit guarantee for...

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:22am

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B-3 industrial consumers: APTMA seeks enhancement of load limit

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought enhancement of the existing load limit for...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

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Power Division seeks NA panel’s help on rupee cover waiver

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division on Tuesday sought the support of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Power for...

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:21am

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Govt slaps Rs1,243/mmbtu new levy on off-grid captive power plants

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division announced on Tuesday a new levy rate of Rs1,243 per million British thermal units...

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:08am

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Electricity consumers: when the numbers don’t add up

The regulator has approved the government’s motion for changes in electricity tariffs, following the base tariff...

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:16am

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Punjab to complete solar projects by June

LAHORE: The provincial energy department is expected to complete multiple ongoing development projects, including...

Published 17 Feb, 2026 06:03am

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Domestic consumers: PD notifies fixed monthly charges

Protected consumers using up to 100 units per month exempted from the Rs 200 fixed charge

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 01:12pm

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Nepra grants protection to existing prosumers

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has granted protection to existing prosumers ...

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:12am

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Net-metering fiasco: robbing Peter to pay Paul?

The reduction of Rs 4.4 per unit in electricity tariff for industries was announced on 30 January by Prime Minister...

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 06:27am

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Powerless growth

For more than a century, one of the clearest signals of economic progress has remained constant: when economies...

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 06:39am

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Petroleum Division on the horns of a dilemma

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division is reportedly in a quandary over the Independent System and Market Operator’s...

Updated 16 Feb, 2026 09:36am

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Net-metering vs net-billing: another case of elite capture?

The recent controversy surrounding amendments to the prosumer regulations by the National Electric Power Regulatory...

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

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RCC work on Diamer-Bhasha, Dasu dams to begin this year

PESHAWAR: Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd) visited under-construction Diamer Basha Dam and Dasu...

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

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Net-metering: how a policy turns into a fiasco

EDITORIAL: First things first, Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Khan Leghari has defended recent regulatory...

Updated 16 Feb, 2026 09:30am

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HESCO sets ambitious goal to become market leader by 2028: CEO

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) Chief Executive Officer Faizullah Dahri outlined the ...

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

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IMF discussing electricity tariffs revisions with Pakistan

Electricity carries significant weight in Pakistan’s consumer price index

Published 14 Feb, 2026 10:54am

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Pacts with IPPs, GPPs: Task force seeks performance-based rewards

ISLAMABAD: The National Task Force on Energy, headed by Lt General Zafar Iqbal, which renegotiated agreements with...

Updated 13 Feb, 2026 09:25am

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Power tariffs: Industries get their wish

Islamabad seems to be in a giving mood, if you are an industry. Having offered yet another concessional financing...

Updated 13 Feb, 2026 09:16am