‘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
Print Rs7 per unit increase in January FCA for Discos notified ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has notified a National Average Uniform increase of... Updated 27 Feb, 2024 09:42am
Print Nepra proposes ‘key’ structural changes in Discos Issues its Performance Evaluation Report (PER), 2023 along with a comparison with the previous four years Updated 27 Feb, 2024 11:06am
Print Recovery from Discos thru account attachments: IHC seeks names of LTO officers ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has taken serious notice of the persistent breach of its orders in the... Updated 26 Feb, 2024 09:04am
Print Nepra grills Power Div for lingering inefficiencies ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), on Friday, grilled the Power Division and its... Updated 24 Feb, 2024 08:57am
Opinion Will the power sector ever deliver?—II After explaining the issues with policy and plan, governance and management of the PSCEs, it is important to explain... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 07:22am
Markets Nishat Group seeks inclusion of its two plants in IGCEP ISLAMABAD: M/s Nishat Group has asked National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) to include its two power... Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am
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
Print Discos’ Jan tariffs: CPPA-G seeks Rs7.13 per unit positive adjustment ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought positive adjustment of Rs 7.13 per... Updated 21 Feb, 2024 09:53am
Markets FESCO CE receives certificate of appreciation FAISALABAD: Chairman Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Board of Directors (BODs) Malik Tahsin Awan has... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Print Attachment of Discos’ bank accounts: IHC issues notices to FBR chief, others ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Member... Updated 19 Feb, 2024 09:31am
Print Nepra irked by Discos’ dismal performance ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday expressed serious disappointment at... Updated 15 Feb, 2024 09:33am
Print Senators criticise ‘unbearable’ rise in energy tariffs ISLAMABAD: The members of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Wednesday vehemently criticised what they... Updated 15 Feb, 2024 09:48am
Print PIA, Discos’ sell-off plans: Fawad may be requested to continue as minister ISLAMABAD: Minister for Privatisation, Fawad Hasan Fawad may be requested to continue as privatization minister to... Updated 14 Feb, 2024 09:34am
Print Discos’ management: CCoP defers approval to PD proposal ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) has deferred approval of the Power Division’s proposal to... Updated 09 Feb, 2024 02:47pm
Markets All Discos sans KE: Nepra hikes tariff by Rs4.56/unit ISLAMABAD: In yet another shock to the already overburdened power consumers, the National Electric Power Regulatory... Published 04 Feb, 2024 03:01am
Print FCA mechanism: Discos’ Dec tariff raised by Rs4.57 per unit ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has increased Discos tariff by Rs 4.57 per unit for... Updated 03 Feb, 2024 02:46pm
Print Nepra too concerned about rising tariff? ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) acknowledged that amid the historically highest... Updated 03 Feb, 2024 06:44pm
Print Nepra voices its concern: Massive cut in use of powerby industries A public hearing was conducted on a proposal of positive adjustment of Rs 5.62/kWh in tariffs of power Distribution Companies Updated 01 Feb, 2024 02:28pm
Business & Finance Q2 QTA: Discos seek hike of Rs4/ unit ISLAMABAD: Power Distribution Companies (Discos) have sought positive adjustment of up to Rs. 4 per unit to recover... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:13am
Editorials Reiteration of economic challenges EDITORIAL: The caretaker finance minister while addressing the NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS) correctly... Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am
Print Pesco resents ‘excessive’ supplemental charges by CPPA-G ISLAMABAD: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO), one of the worst performing Discos, has reportedly protested... Updated 29 Jan, 2024 09:37am
Print Privatisation programme: MoF opposes delisting of all Discos Suggests that only those companies be delisted which are selected for the concession model Updated 29 Jan, 2024 09:49am
Business & Finance Discos likely to seek further tariff hike There is a disagreement between the Discos including LESCO and the FBR regarding the applicability and rate of minimum tax on the Discos Updated 28 Jan, 2024 07:12pm
Editorials Proposals by power division trashed EDITORIAL: The government has pledged to raise gas prices by another 41 percent to meet a standard International... Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am
Opinion Seasonal grid instability challenges in Pakistan—II Pakistan’s generation capacity, encompassing northern hydel, southern nuclear, and coal sources, requires ... Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am
Print PMUs in Discos: Cabinet throws PD’s plan into trash bin ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has reportedly thrown Power Division’s plan of Performance Monitoring Units (PMUs) in... Updated 24 Jan, 2024 08:38am
Markets ‘Let’s go back to the 1960s laws’: Mian Mansha advocates smaller govts, efficient decision-making KARACHI: For the first few minutes of his talk at the IPO Summit 2024, Mian Muhammad Mansha sounded like a... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
Print PMUs at Discos: Army officers’ posting not approved by Cabinet ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has reportedly not approved physical presence of Pak Army officers in Performance... Updated 17 Jan, 2024 08:43am
BR Research Excessive billing response: Unconvincing In what appears a whitewashing exercise for the power distribution companies’ daylight robbery, the Power... Published 16 Jan, 2024 08:59am