Transmission sector needs some love Earlier this week there was yet another power shutdown countrywide. These blackouts are frequent with the fourth... Published 26 Jan, 2023 08:01am
Print Govt still clueless about cause of power outage ISLAMABAD: Admitting that the teams have not yet been able to determine exact source of fault in the system even... Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:52am
Business & Finance Zero rating facility: Meter manufacturers object to issuance of tax notices by FBR LAHORE: Field formations of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are found issuing tax recovery notices to the... Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am
Markets Elander grid: KE to undertake maintenance work today KARACHI: KE will be undertaking a critical maintenance activity at Elander grid on Saturday (Dec 31) to ensure the... Published 31 Dec, 2022 07:43am
Markets Minister lays foundation stone of 132kV grid station in Kot Momin FAISALABAD: Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that our mission is... Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:54am
Markets Ukrainian grain traders ask govt to ensure power supply KYIV: The Ukrainian grain traders union UGA asked the government on Tuesday to ensure priority supplies of... Published 14 Dec, 2022 07:46am
Markets For next year: NPCC seeks accurate power demand forecast ISLAMABAD: The National Power Control Centre (NPCC), an arm of National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Markets Ministry considering setting up advisory body of power sector LAHORE: The Ministry of Energy is considering an advisory council of power sector to address the management issues ... Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am
Markets Uninterrupted power supply top priority: FESCO chief FAISALABAD: Provision of the uninterrupted power supply and best customer services to the consumers is top priority... Published 08 Nov, 2022 07:42am
Pakistan PM for ensuring ‘proper’ power supply during the winter ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the supply and demand of electricity should be closely... Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Print Power Div says electricity system fully restored ISLAMABAD: Power Division on Friday said that electricity transmission and generation systems have been restored... Updated 15 Oct, 2022 09:44am
Print Jamshoro grid incident: Nepra slaps Rs10m fine on NTDC ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory (Nepra) has imposed a fine of Rs. 10 million on National Transmission... Updated 05 Oct, 2022 09:57am
Markets KE maintains power supply during monsoon spell KARACHI: As Karachi received varying intensity of rain on Monday afternoon, K-Electric ensured sustained power ... Published 13 Sep, 2022 08:04am
Print Govt scrambling to keep waters out of Dadu grid station DADU: Authorities are scrambling to protect a vital power station supplying electricity to millions of people... Updated 13 Sep, 2022 09:51am
Print PM prods Discos to restore power supply on a war footing ISLAMABAD: On the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the administration is working on a war footing to... Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:07am
Print Power supply to 5 zero-rated sectors: MoF gets PM’s nod to revisit Cabinet decision ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has reportedly got Prime Minister’s nod to revisit Cabinet decision on supply of... Updated 01 Sep, 2022 11:48am
Pakistan Lesco finalises plans for power supply on Ashura LAHORE: In line with the directions from the Ministry of Energy, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has... Published 07 Aug, 2022 05:41am
Markets KE’s BQPS-III unit in outage KARACHI: The first unit of K-Electric’s Bin Qasim Power Station 3 (BQPS-III) is currently offline following a ... Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am
Pakistan Spillover floods nearby areas: Emergency imposed as Hub Dam fills to capacity KARACHI: Torrential rains in Hub have caused an extraordinary amount of water spill out of the dam. Due to severe... Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am
Print Power supply to export sectors at low rates: More funding contingent on IMF’s consent, ECC told Energy Ministry seeks views of Finance Division on proposal for providing electricity at 9 cents per kWh Updated 27 Jul, 2022 09:50am
Markets Record line losses: Pesco faces highest revenue-based power load-shedding in June LAHORE: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has faced highest revenue-based load shedding due to record line... Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:37am
Markets Fesco CEO asks staff to ensure uninterrupted power supply FAISALABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Engr. Bashir Ahmed issued... Published 19 Jul, 2022 06:00am
Pakistan K-Electric says power supply restored to 95% feeders in Karachi K-Electric said on Wednesday that it restored 95% of feeders affected due to rains by the evening of July 11 after... Published 13 Jul, 2022 12:01pm
Pakistan Lesco CEO lauds staff for uninterrupted power supply on Eid days LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) Ch Muhammad Amin has appreciated the... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
Pakistan Prolonged power outages after city gets rain KARACHI: Various neighbourhoods faced prolonged power outages as the megacity received moderate to heavy rain on... Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Business & Finance SIDB chief visits SCCI offices: Authorities urged to avoid taking ‘anti-industry steps’ PESHAWAR: Owners of small factories have urged the provincial government and the authorities concerned to avoid... Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am
Pakistan PESCO notifies power shutdown schedule PESHAWAR: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) on Saturday notified that due to maintenance work power supply... Published 05 Jun, 2022 06:36am
Print Power supply to export-oriented sectors till 30th: Finance Ministry puts MoC on the defensive ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has reportedly put Commerce Ministry on the defensive on its proposal for extension in... Updated 02 Jun, 2022 09:55am
Markets RLNG supply to improve power supply, help overcome crisis: minister FAISALABAD: Work is in full swing on emergency basis for rehabilitation of the power sector and to cope with the... Published 23 May, 2022 08:02am
Markets PESCO notifies power suspension PESHAWAR: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) has notified power suspension from various grid stations due to... Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am