CDWP approves 12 projects Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared 12 development projects with a total estimated cost...
Leghari reviews progress on power project for Gwadar Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:13am ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, has reviewed progress on a proposed 40 MW power...
Consumer complaints: Leghari directs Discos to take errant SDOs & XENs to task Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:04am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has directed all electricity distribution...
DISCOs, GENCOs: Senate body reviews sell-off plan progress Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation met here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Senator...
Leghari orders action against worst-performing field officers Published 03 Jun, 2026 12:07pm PESCO and SEPCO suspend staff
Power distribution network: ADB proposes USD130m loan-financed project Updated 02 Jun, 2026 06:37am ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed a USD 130 million loan-financed project for strengthening...
Consumers set to receive Rs1.93/unit relief for 3 months Updated 20 May, 2026 09:04am ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers across the country, including Karachi, are set to receive relief of Rs1.93 per unit...
Nepra raises questions on proposed IGCEP 2025-35 Updated 08 May, 2026 09:44am ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has raised several questions on the proposed...
ISMO approves Gwadar power reliability plan Updated 23 Apr, 2026 09:20am ISLAMABAD : The Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) has approved a comprehensive power reliability...
National Grid Company submits addendum to 10-year TSEP Updated 23 Apr, 2026 09:16am ISLAMABAD: The National Grid Company (NGC) has submitted an addendum to the ten-year Transmission System Expansion...
Nepra approves five-year DIPs for three Discos Updated 17 Apr, 2026 09:24am ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved five-year (2025–2029) Distribution...
Ministry likely to invite Expressions of Interest for sell-off of 3 Discos Updated 02 Apr, 2026 09:32am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Privatisation is likely to float Expressions of Interest (EoIs) in the middle of the...
Poor performance: DISCOs directed to take action against officers Updated 13 Mar, 2026 09:15am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has issued directives to all power...
AT&C-based load shedding violations: Nepra slaps Rs75m fines on QESCO and PESCO Updated 07 Mar, 2026 09:19am ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has imposed fines totaling Rs 75 million on...
Sharp cost escalation in TCRCP: PM forms body to review, stocktake Updated 28 Feb, 2026 09:41am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee headed by Federal Minister for Petroleum and...
Nepra calls for DISCO restructuring, privatization Updated 26 Feb, 2026 08:48am ISLAMABAD: While expressing serious concerns over the power sector performance during FY 2024-25, National Electric...
BR RESEARCH: Power sector’s business model raises some questions Updated 22 Jan, 2026 09:12am The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (NEPRA) State of the Industry Report is its flagship publication....
PM for shifting loss-making feeders to solar power Updated 10 Jan, 2026 07:31am ISLAMABAD: In a bold push to reform the country’s struggling energy sector, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on ...
Govt orders solarisation of high-loss PESCO, QESCO feeders Updated 10 Jan, 2026 07:37am In recent years, a large number of electricity consumers have shifted to solar power
Nepra reduces national average tariff Published 08 Jan, 2026 06:20am ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has reduced National Average Tariff by Rs.0. 62...
Pakistan to get Advanced Metering Infrastructure in five Discos Updated 05 Jan, 2026 06:56am This is to modernise electricity distribution system Estimated financial impact of Transmission and Distribution losses currently stands at $1 billion per annum
DISCO privatisation sees big policy shift: only GEPCO up for sale? Updated 27 Dec, 2025 04:26pm GEPCO is up for outright privatisation, while IESCO and FESCO to be offered under long-term concession agreements, sources say
Third-party validation of subsidised tubewells: PD and QESCO at loggerheads over funds Updated 15 Nov, 2025 08:48am ISLAMABAD: The Power Division and the Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) are said to be at loggerheads over the...
1H: loss-making SOEs incur Rs343bn loss Updated 12 Jul, 2025 09:12am ISLAMABAD: The loss-making state-owned enterprises (SOEs) incurred a combined loss of Rs343 billion during the first...
JCC under CPEC to meet in June: Agri tech, energy and Gwadar projects discussed Published 10 May, 2025 06:08am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning discussed various projects relating to agriculture technology, energy and Gwadar...
Poor performance of 3 Discos earns PD’s ire Updated 08 Apr, 2025 08:54am ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has grilled Sukkur Electric Supply Company (SEPCO), Hyderabad Electric Supply Company...
Agri-tubewells in Balochistan: Stock of power sector receivables reaches Rs530bn Updated 08 Feb, 2025 01:59pm ISLAMABAD: The stock of power sector receivables on account of agri-tubewells in Balochistan has reached Rs 530...
Hundreds storm Sibi power station over long outages Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:18am QUETTA: Hundreds of people in one of hottest cities stormed a power station in protest against cuts lasting up to 20...
‘Further sales tax’ and ‘extra sales tax’: conflicting FBR accounts cause a great deal of confusion Updated 03 Nov, 2023 10:11am ISLAMABAD: The conflicting legal clarifications of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on the chargeability of extra...
Privatising Discos: tread with caution Updated 10 Oct, 2023 06:49am On 13th July 2023, IMF’s Executive Board while approving US$3 billion Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) for Pakistan...