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Renewable energy projects

PEDO opposes exclusion of two hydropower projects from IGCEP

Updated 12 May, 2026 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (PEDO), a provincial entity mandated to develop...

Chinese energy giant Hiconics eyes Pakistan manufacturing

Updated 12 May, 2026 07:38am

Hiconics, a Midea Group company, plans phased investment in Pakistan in 5-10 years

Pakistan’s chemical maker to set up 1.1MW captive wind power project in Hub

Published 26 Jun, 2025 03:42pm

Dynea Pakistan Limited, a chemicals manufacturer, has announced plans to develop a 1.1MW captive wind power project...

Pakistan’s cement sector joins solar wave as Gharibwal doubles down on renewable

Published 16 Jun, 2025 11:36am

Gharibwal Cement Limited has taken a significant step towards sustainable energy consumption with the successful...

Jul–Mar power usage down 3.6pc

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electricity consumption has declined by 3.6 per during the first three quarters...

Going green: Power Cement to install 7.5MW wind plant

Updated 21 May, 2025 05:18pm

In a significant step toward sustainability, Power Cement Limited (POWER) has announced plans to set up a 7.5MW wind...

Renewable rush continues in Pakistan: Logistics firm to setup 1MW solar plant

Published 14 May, 2025 02:27pm

Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited (AATM), a former textile unit turned logistic service provider, is developing a...

Pakistan’s steel maker activates 6.4MW solar plant at Karachi plant

Updated 09 May, 2025 10:49pm

International Steels Limited (ISL), a subsidiary of International Industries Limited, has completed and activated a...

PM approves 10-year IGCEP 2025–35

Published 02 May, 2025 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved Pakistan’s long-awaited 10-year Indicative Generation...

Rs300bn ‘oil savings’ will be allocated to Balochistan: PM

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced that Rs300 billion saved over the past two years from...

Renewable energy: Projects get Nepra exemption

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:50am

Authority amends its law to exempt renewable energy projects to be established by foreign countries under Inter Governmental Commercial Transactions (IGCT) Act, 2022

Islamabad to become ‘model city’ for EVs: Tanveer

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 10:41pm

As part of the government’s commitment to increase electric vehicle (EV) usage in Pakistan, Federal Minister for...

150MW renewable energy projects: Nepra concludes hearing of KE’s Bid Evaluation Report

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:39am

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has made remarkable progress in its journey toward renewable energy with the submission of...

Sindh minister says govt has unveiled comprehensive plan to address power challenges

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 08:55am

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy, Planning and Development Syed Nasir Shah has said that, Sindh government is...

120MW solar project: KE receives lowest bid from KAPCO

Updated 26 Nov, 2024 07:45pm

Power utility K-Electric (KE) received the lowest tariff bid from Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) for its...

Expanding renewables: Kohat Cement installs 5.34 MW solar power plant

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 03:31pm

Kohat Cement Company Limited (KOHC) has installed and commissioned a 5.34 MW on-grid solar power plant. The cement...

‘USAID leads country’s renewable energy transformation’

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

KARACHI: A small village in southern Pakistan, where light after sunset was once a rare luxury, now glows with ...

Power Division fails to deliver on PMO’s tasks

Updated 13 Nov, 2024 10:43am

ISLAMABAD: Power Division is said to have failed to comply with majority of tasks including establishment of...

Dar briefs CTGI chairman over FDI scope in Pakistan

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

BEIJING: Executive Vice President of China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) and Chairman of China Three Gorges...

Pakistan’s power generation falls over 8% year-on-year

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:23pm

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 8,023 GWh (10,784 MW) in March 2024, down 8.2% as compared to the same...

‘Withheld’ renewable energy projects: PFREIF accuses Power Div of misguiding SIFC

Updated 17 Apr, 2024 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Renewable Energy Investors Forum (PFREIF) has accused Power Division’s bureaucracy of...

Co’s interest in RE projects: SIFC expresses reservations on UAE focal persons’ attitude

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 08:47am

ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has expressed reservations at the focal persons for...

RE projects: PPIB willing to alter draft pact with Saudi Arabia

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has expressed willingness to alter draft framework...

Renewable energy projects: Saudi ministry raises questions over ‘need for new pact’

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 06:10pm

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy is said to have raised questions on the need for new agreement on...

Navigating FDI challenges in power sector

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

The latest investment setback suffered by the renewable energy sector in Pakistan is the unsuccessful endeavour to...

Global DFIs reluctant to finance projects due to country risk?

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

ISLAMABAD: The international Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) are reluctant to finance projects in Pakistan...

$5bn Chashma-5 N-plant to produce power at Rs20 per unit: Country has swallowed a bitter pill?

Updated 12 Jul, 2023 08:50am

ISLAMABAD: The dollar-deficient Pakistan is said to have accepted a bitter pill of $ 5 billion Chashma-5 (C-5)...

UAE minister due after Eid to ink different deals

Updated 24 Jun, 2023 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) headed by Sultan Al-Jabar, Minister for...

FPCCI chief praises PM for green-lighting 13 new RE projects

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has applauded the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for his decisive push...

Renewable energy: German envoy urges govt to approve Cat-III projects

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

ISLAMABAD: German Ambassador Alfred Grannas has urged the government to approve Category-III renewable energy...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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