Recovering PPIB’s annual fee: Nepra approves 1.1 paisa per kWh tariff hike ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a power tariff increase of 1.1 ... Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am
Print KHCL seeks LoS extension for $2.5bn Kohala hydropower project till Sept 2027 ISLAMABAD: Kohala Hydro Company Limited (KHCL) has requested an extension of its Letter of Support (LoS) for the... Updated 20 Jun, 2025 03:49pm
Markets Net-metering adds 2,813MW to power generation capacity LAHORE: An installed capacity of 2,813MW from net-metering has resulted into an increase in Pakistan’s total... Published 19 Jun, 2025 07:32am
Markets Jul–Mar power usage down 3.6pc ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electricity consumption has declined by 3.6 per during the first three quarters... Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am
Print Minister calls for talks as net metering hits 2,500MW ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has urged consultation to deal with the net... Updated 05 Jun, 2025 08:43am
Print Coal-fired plant in Gwadar planned: CPPCL cites ‘snags’ and ‘challenges’ ISLAMABAD: Chinese firm M/s CIHC Pak Power Company Limited (CPPCL), which plans to establish a 300 MW coal-fired... Updated 03 May, 2025 09:04am
Print Kohala Hydropower Project: Chinese co urges Pakistan govt to extend LoS Says project is fully compliant with and aligned to policy perspectives, contractual terms, and regulatory framework Updated 28 Apr, 2025 03:13pm
Print Delay in issuance of bank challans for UEPL lease rental payment: PPIB seeks intervention of Sindh govt ISLAMABAD: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has sought the intervention of Chief Secretary Sindh... Updated 24 Mar, 2025 09:18am
Print 7 IPPs file joint plea for tariff cut ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has admitted a joint tariff reduction... Updated 18 Mar, 2025 08:51am
Print No water supply: Uch Power threatens to shut its plant ISLAMABAD: The Uch Power Company has threatened to shut down its power plant as a consequence of failure to get... Updated 15 Feb, 2025 03:22pm
Print New power projects: Govt removes FSA guarantee requirement Proposed PPIB fee estimated to have an impact of Paisa 1.1 per unit for one year Updated 14 Feb, 2025 03:04pm
Print Renewable energy: Projects get Nepra exemption Authority amends its law to exempt renewable energy projects to be established by foreign countries under Inter Governmental Commercial Transactions (IGCT) Act, 2022 Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:50am
Opinion Examining the Ministry of Energy’s new deforms and their implications Since the unbundling of WAPDA, the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) has been one of the few power... Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:23am
Print Mahl HPP: CSAIL seeks 3-year LoI extension Government considers different options to slash the number of committed power projects of 10,000MW Updated 02 Dec, 2024 02:58pm
Print Status of Cat-III wind projects: KE requests PPIB to seek feedback from NTDC ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has requested Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) to seek feedback from National... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:57am
Print DFIs having interests in IPPs move Nepra Development Finance Institutions confirms opting for term SOFR+CAS as the base rate for replacement of London Interbank Offered Rate Updated 13 Nov, 2024 09:24am
Print Power Division fails to deliver on PMO’s tasks ISLAMABAD: Power Division is said to have failed to comply with majority of tasks including establishment of... Updated 13 Nov, 2024 10:43am
Print Riali-II project security package approval: PD all set to place summary before ECC ISLAMABAD: Power Division is all set to place a summary before the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the... Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:28am
Print 3 imported coal-based IPPs to Thar coal: PPIB seeks details of Chinese Ad hoc Working Group on conversion ISLAMABAD: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has sought details of Chinese Ad hoc Working Group... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 02:11pm
Print ‘Economic resurgence’: govt spells out its achievements ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum Musadik Masood Malik on Thursday said Pakistan was heading towards the right... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:38am
Print Negotiations with IPPs: Nepra voices concerns about ‘key’ factors Concerns raised during public hearing on the provisional Fuel Charges Adjustment for K-Electric for September 2024 Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:39am
Opinion Who truly own the IPPs? The Pakistan power system is ever in the news – unfortunately, always in the negative sense. The power tariffs are... Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:50am
Editorials IPPs: a slippery situation? EDITORIAL: Negotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are progressing. Following the termination of... Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:39am
Print KE says not interested in Thar Block-II project sans its inclusion in IGCEP ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has reportedly shown unwillingness to take ahead the 300-MW Mine Mouth coal-fired project... Updated 21 Oct, 2024 08:54am
Opinion Electricity market stuck in limbo Pakistan’s electricity sector reform has been a topic of discussion for over three decades, with the ambition to... Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am
Print ‘Take and pay’ mode: Govt tailors four customised options for 18 IPPs ISLAMABAD: The government experts are said to have tailored four options of ‘take and pay’ mode to be offered to 18... Updated 16 Oct, 2024 03:44pm
Business & Finance Host Country Approval in favour of new investor in sight: PPIB ISLAMABAD: The government is to extend Host Country Approval to amended guarantee coverage in favour of new investor... Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:06am
Print Govt stops payments to 18 IPPs ahead of negotiations? ISLAMABAD: The government is said to have stopped payments to 18 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) of 4,267-MW... Updated 14 Oct, 2024 03:17pm
Print Awais praises army chief’s supportive role ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, on Thursday expressed gratitude to Army Chief... Updated 11 Oct, 2024 02:24pm
Print CPEC power projects: All set to ink $16bn debt re-profiling pacts during Li’s visit Government of Pakistan (GoP) has proposed debt reprofiling for CPEC projects under a win-win arrangement Updated 08 Oct, 2024 01:20pm