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Time to act: 9 cents/kWh

The country faces daunting economic challenges. A shrinking industrial base, a bulging workforce with no jobs to...

Updated 15 May, 2024 06:28am

Business & Finance

Further hike in power tariffs to raise cost-push inflation: economist

KARACHI: Ateeq ur Rehman, economic & financial analyst, has said that any further increase in electricity prices...

Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am

Business & Finance

Power consumption trends indicate de-industrialization in full swing

LAHORE: Power generation and consumption trends indicate that deindustrialization is in full swing, said sources. ...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 02:55am

Opinion

‘Power tariffs: digging a deep hole’

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “Power tariffs: digging a deep hole” carried by the newspaper...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

BR Research

Power exercise: Very costly

Electricity generation in January 2023 went down 3 percent year-on-year to 7.9 billion units – marking a fourth...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 09:12am

Editorials

Power tariffs: digging a deep hole

EDITORIAL: There is no stopping the electricity bill hikes and power sector managers don’t seem to care much about...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

Business & Finance

Industrial power tariffs: High energy costs causing decline in power consumption: APTMA

KARACHI: Industrial power tariffs in Pakistan are currently at around 17 cents/kWh. This is over twice the regional...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Business & Finance

APSA rejects ‘overcharging’ allegations

KARACHI: All Pakistan Shipping Association (APSA) has rejected allegations of overcharging and said its member...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Opinion

The energy rip-off

Once an energy surplus country today it faces a circular debt of Rs 5.725 trillion, in addition to the power...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Markets

PBC urges govt to lower power tariffs

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platform, has urged the...

Updated 28 Dec, 2023 07:59pm

Business & Finance

Issues facing textile export industry: PTEA seeks govt’s immediate intervention

FAISALABAD: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has sought government’s immediate intervention as ...

Published 23 Dec, 2023 06:16am

Business & Finance

More hike in power tariffs opposed: World Bank to extend $2bn loan in FY24

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB), Tuesday, while pushing for a policy shift for sustainable and viable power reforms,...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am

Opinion

Wheeling charges: do or die

On Tuesday 28th November, power regulator Nepra will hold a public hearing on the Discos’ petitions to determine a...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am

Business & Finance

HCSTSI chief says ‘frequent’ hikes in power tariffs hurting economy

HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani has said that...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am

Opinion

Power tariff – a flawed business model

Power tariffs have recently been in the limelight – not for any other issue but for unaffordability of the same....

Published 07 Nov, 2023 07:07am

Opinion

Real cost of cross subsidies

No other commodity in Pakistan creates more economic distortions than electricity. Normal goods, public goods,...

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 06:33am

BR Research

Power generation: Gradually inching up

The worst is behind us. All high frequency data points are increasingly pointing out that much. After LSM numbers...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 08:13am

Markets

Expert explains how hike in power tariffs hurting people

KARACHI: Extraordinary increase in the electricity charges has become a menace for the common man and industry, ...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Export sector: prohibitive energy costs

If the economy is to be stabilized, exports can no longer afford to pay for the energy sector’s failures and...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

BR Research

Power tariffs: No regard for ground realities

“Tariffs should seek to provide stability and predictability to consumers” reads Section 31(3) (i) of the Nepra Act....

Published 27 Sep, 2023 09:05am

BR Research

Power tariffs: The never-ending rise

The power regulator has approved the periodic adjustment for 4QFY23 – at Rs3.2814/unit. The adjustment was always...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 09:09am

Markets

Nepra grills CEOs of Discos for inflated electricity bills

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday grilled Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)...

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 09:12am

Opinion

The energy quagmire

When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. ‘Increase electricity consumption to lower the...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 07:00am

Caretakers likely to ease the woes of power sector

The Power Division proposes implementation on 'old proposed measures with new words' to the caretaker government with the assertion that now failure is no option

Updated 11 Sep, 2023 10:00am

Power sector quagmire: Implementation of 3-pronged strategy begins

Sources say government will start energy conservation drive from next month, engage with Chinese top leadership and top bosses of Chinese power plants, and crackdown on electricity theft from Sept 7

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 11:44am

Governor apprises minister about KCCI concerns on energy issues

Business & Finance

Editorials

Misdirected anger?

EDITORIAL: Authorities will have to be very careful about how they handle the turbulence created by the protests ...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Pakistan

Power sector woes: caretaker PM Kakar orders immediate action against electricity theft

Directs authorities to submit reports in this regard on daily basis

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 08:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 21	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 21	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	156.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.27
Euro to USD / May 21	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
FTSE 100 / May 20	8424.20
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18768.96
France CAC40 / May 20	8195.97
India Sensex / May 21	73830.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	39037.68

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	79.32
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 21	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	2414
Diesel/Litre / May 21	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 21 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 21 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 21 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 21 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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