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Rs750m allocated for solar projects

Published 26 Jun, 2026 04:33am

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has allocated Rs750 million in its budget to solarise Union...

Solar panels seized by Customs: PM seeks distribution plan

Updated 24 Dec, 2025 07:25am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Power Division and...

Budget 2025-26: Pakistan govt proposes 18% tax on imported solar panels

Published 10 Jun, 2025 08:52pm

Pakistan government on Tuesday proposed the budget for the financial year 2025-26, revealing its intention to impose...

Solar net-metering capacity in Pakistan jumps to 2,813MW

Published 09 Jun, 2025 09:45pm

Solar net-metering capacity in Pakistan has jumped to 2,813 megawatts (MW) as of March 31, 2025, according to the...

China exports more solar panels to Pakistan than to many G20 nations in 5 years: report

Updated 04 Jun, 2025 11:07pm

China exported more solar panels to Pakistan than to many G20 nations, with over 16 gigawatts (GW) imported in 2024...

Nepra clears KE’s BERs for two solar, one hybrid projects

Updated 28 May, 2025 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has cleared KE’s Bid Evaluation Reports (BERs) of...

Solar system project will be completed by July: Nasir

Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:06am

KARACHI: Minister for Energy, Development and Planning Sindh, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah Tuesday said with the support...

Shift to renewables: Olympia Mills to install 500KW solar power plant

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 07:31pm

Olympia Mills Limited, engaged in power generation and textiles, has become the latest company to embrace renewable...

Pakistan’s renewable leap - hurdles and hopes

Published 04 Feb, 2025 09:01am

The power sector regulator, NEPRA, is set to conduct a hearing today for the country’s first hybrid renewable...

KE’s renewable energy project: Balochistan urges Centre to accord approval

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Balochistan has requested for federal government’s support for the early approval of...

PM Shehbaz calls for immediate shutdown of inefficient power plants, pushes for renewables

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:54pm

Statement from PM's Office says premier wants reforms in power sector expedited

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...

TotalEnergies to invest $444 million in solar venture with Adani

Published 03 Sep, 2024 01:06pm

MUMBAI: India’s Adani Group will set up a joint venture with TotalEnergies to manage a 1,150-megawatt portfolio of...

150MW solar projects: KE receives lowest tariff bid

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 08:48am

KARACHI: Following the successful milestone of technical bid opening for K-Electric’s 150 MW solar energy projects...

You should have seen it coming: solar surge in Karachi amid escalating energy costs

Published 17 Aug, 2024 12:11pm

In Karachi, Pakistan’s largest metropolis, residents are increasingly turning to solar as a solution to soaring...

Three solar PV projects: PPIB all set to extend LoIs for 12 months

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:24pm

ISLAMABAD: Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) is all set to extend Letters of Intent (LoIs) for 12...

PM, CM discuss K-IV, KCR, solar projects

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 04:20pm

KARACHI: Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, in their one-on-one...

Reinvigorating investor confidence

Published 05 Aug, 2024 09:12am

The new fiscal year has started with a focus on economic stability and improvement, which is an encouraging sign....

KE completes another significant milestone

Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) completed another significant milestone in its ambitions to enhance its share of renewable...

Amid funding crunch, solar companies are being offered a door at PSX

Updated 27 May, 2024 11:34am

KARACHI: On top of uncertainty around the government’s consideration to cut buyback rates, adoption of solar power...

Nepra urged to revise NAPP upward like other solar projects

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

ISLAMABAD: A Karachi-based Roof-Top residential solar net metering group has urged the National Electric Power...

Amid high tariffs, Pakistan’s industrial base is ramping up transition to solar power

Updated 15 May, 2024 11:06pm

Taking advantage of the natural resource at their disposal, industries in Pakistan are switching towards solar to...

Govt’s balancing act: incentivise solar, but not too much?

Updated 10 May, 2024 09:51am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s government has once again been caught in a tight spot. It wants to promote renewable energy –...

Fast-track solar PV projects by Arab countries: FBR asked to amend sales tax, income tax laws

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:25am

The government is actively working towards the development of solar PV projects utilizing the G2G mode

Energy sector experts say ‘solar tax is not a hoax’

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

LAHORE: The energy sector experts have feared that the solar tax was not a hoax. Rather, it was a litmus check to...

No intention to impose fixed tax on solar, Power Division clarifies

Updated 27 Apr, 2024 08:07pm

No such summary sent to the government, read the statement

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 8	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 8	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 9	162.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 9	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 9	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 8	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 8	7,482.71
Nasdaq / Jul 8	25,870.65
FTSE 100 / Jul 8	10,489.04
Dow Jones / Jul 8	52,348.39
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 8	24,897.45
France CAC40 / Jul 8	8,252.66
India Sensex / Jul 9	76,957.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 9	67,910.01
Hang Seng / Jul 9	24,037.16

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 8	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 8	368,858
Petrol/Litre / Jul 9	297.53
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 9	74.37
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 9	4,065.81
Diesel/Litre / Jul 9	309.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 9	79.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 9 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	9.55 ▲ 1 (11.7%)
S.G.Power / Jul 9 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	104.56 ▲ 9.51 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 9 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	66.13 ▲ 6.01 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	431.37 ▲ 39.22 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 9 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	429.14 ▲ 39.01 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 9 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	262.42 ▲ 23.86 (10%)
GOC (Pak) / Jul 9 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	139.14 ▲ 12.65 (10%)
Service Textile / Jul 9 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	52.46 ▲ 4.77 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 9 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	64.61 ▲ 5.87 (9.99%)
Next Capital / Jul 9 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	19.07 ▲ 1.73 (9.98%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Fib. / Jul 9 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	56.61 ▼ -5.84 (-9.35%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	820.15 ▼ -78.12 (-8.7%)
National Silk / Jul 9 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	170.50 ▼ -14.76 (-7.97%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jul 9 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	49.01 ▼ -4.07 (-7.67%)
Noon Sugar / Jul 9 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	101.02 ▼ -7.62 (-7.01%)
JS Investments / Jul 9 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	44.10 ▼ -3.3 (-6.96%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 9 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	105 ▼ -7.71 (-6.84%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 9 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	12 ▼ -0.84 (-6.54%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 9 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	24.90 ▼ -1.72 (-6.46%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jul 9 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	67 ▼ -4.44 (-6.22%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	44,374,525 ▲ 0.26
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 9 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	19,608,541 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,349,008 ▼ -0.02
B.O.Punjab / Jul 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,494,052 ▼ -0.21
LSE Capital / Jul 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	9,161,649 ▼ -0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,700,296 ▼ -0.01
Pak Refinery / Jul 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,557,712 ▲ 0.67
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 9 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	6,530,965 ▼ -1.72
Pak Elektron / Jul 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,957,613 ▼ -0.65
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 9 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,853,301 ▼ -0.27

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