Power sector subsidy slashed by 13pc ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reduced subsidy for power sector by 13 percent to Rs 1.036 trillion for FY... Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am
Budget 2025-26 Pakistan FY26 budget may envisage Rs1.079trn power subsidy Figures finalised in recent meetings between government’s economic team and International Monetary Fund Mission Updated 26 May, 2025 11:14am
Opinion The IMF speaks with a forked tongue Uploading the first review report on the International Mone-tary Fund (IMF) website on the weekend (Saturday), eight... Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am
Print Meeting scheduled for 15-16th: PD to brief IMF on CDMP, subsidy and carbon levy law ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is all set to brief the International Monetary Fund (IMF) virtually on circular debt... Updated 15 May, 2025 08:47am
Print Targeted power subsidies under BISP: Roadmap submitted to IMF, World Bank ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly submitted a roadmap to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World... Updated 14 May, 2025 09:51am
Budget 2025-26 IMF targets: ECC orders Rs50bn reallocation from PSDP to PD Forum informed that QESCO was experiencing difficulties in retrieval of material Updated 12 May, 2025 02:24pm
Print IMF assured: Power, gas subsidies will be aligned with BISP ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that subsidy on electricity... Updated 15 Apr, 2025 09:12am
Print Electricity tariffs rebasing plan shelved ISLAMABAD: The government has shelved its plan to rebase electricity tariffs from January 1 each year, instead of... Updated 03 Mar, 2025 04:12pm
Business & Finance ECC approves ‘winter package’: Eligible consumers to pay Rs26.07/kWh tariff ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved a three-month winter... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 09:26am
Pakistan Power minister says National Transmission and Despatch Company to be restructured Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari said Saturday that the National Transmission and Despatch Company... Published 09 Nov, 2024 08:14pm
Markets PM announces power relief ‘winter package’ ISLAMABAD: At a time when electricity bills had become exorbitant and seemed to have reached a breaking point, Prime... Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz announces three-month power subsidy package for winter season Premier says household consumers will save up to Rs26 per unit Updated 08 Nov, 2024 10:18pm
Print Subsidies to BISP recipients: Ministry seeks PD’s help to get consumers’ data from KE ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (MPA&SS) has sought Power Division’s support to get... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:59am
Print Power sector: Govt commits to IMF about drastic reforms ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary fund (IMF) to revise terms of Power Purchase... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:59pm
Print Protected consumers to get power subsidy via e-vouchers ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (MPA&SS) has decided to extend subsidy directly... Updated 03 Oct, 2024 09:16am
Print Minimum tax payment: KE’s fuel cost, subsidy recoveries should be treated as turnover: SHC ISLAMABAD: Sindh High Court (SHC) Monday ruled that the subsidy and fuel cost recovered by Karachi Electric Supply... Updated 01 Oct, 2024 08:53am
Editorials Punjab power subsidy EDITORIAL: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz may have laughed off her Sindh counterpart’s criticism of the... Published 25 Aug, 2024 03:05am
Print Centre follows in Punjab’s footsteps: subsidy announced ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced a substantial subsidy of Rs50 billion for electricity consumers... Updated 20 Aug, 2024 09:32am
Pakistan Power consumers: Punjab govt to give Rs45bn subsidy for 2 months: Nawaz LAHORE: Announcing that the PML-N-led Punjab government has decided to bring Rs 14 per unit relief in the bills of... Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am
Business & Finance KATI for releasing pending Rs33bn power subsidy immediately KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has urged the government to immediately release a... Updated 13 Aug, 2024 08:00am
Print Govt budgets Rs406bn to stem circular debt growth ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted Rs406 billion – in addition to the regular subsidy for electricity bills... Updated 20 Jul, 2024 02:02pm
Print Bid to raise subsidy for protected power users: Further cut in FY25 PSDP likely PM has also removed Additional Secretary Power Division Zafar Abbas, an officer of BS-21 of Secretariat Group, who was dealing with key affairs of the Power Division Updated 09 Jul, 2024 12:44pm
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
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
Print ‘Inflated’ bills: Intelligence agency comes to the rescue of power consumers? Agency has prompted caretaker government to intervene and take action to provide immediate relief Updated 10 Oct, 2023 12:40pm
Print Shamshad informs Senate body: No ‘fiscal space available’ for subsidies ISLAMABAD: The members of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance demanded of the government to withdraw seven... Updated 31 Aug, 2023 09:25am
Business & Finance Rs7.50 hike in power tariff formally approved ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has formally approved increase of Rs 7.50 per unit ... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am
Print CPEC IPPs: Finance Division asks PD to adjust Rs20.726bn as advance payment Finance Division has once again advised that Power Division may adjust the advance payments to CPEC-IPPs against next five months of FY 2023-24 Updated 08 Jul, 2023 05:15pm
Print ECC approves Rs80bn subsidy for power sector ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs80 billion subsidy for the power... Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:54am
Print Power sector subsidy: Finance shows willingness to allocate Rs450bn ISLAMABAD: Finance Division has reportedly shown willingness to allocate Rs 450 billion for power sector subsidy in... Updated 17 May, 2023 09:10am