PD official testifies before NA panel ‘Electricity worth Rs380bn is stolen every year’ ISLAMABAD: Power Division Secretary Rashid Mehmood Langrial on Friday testified before the National Assembly... Updated 18 Feb, 2023 08:59am
Business & Finance Jan 23 power breakdown: Nepra forms probe body as entities adopt contrary stances ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has constituted a five-member inquiry committee to... Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:47am
Print Dec 2022: Nepra approves negative adjustment ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved negative adjustment of Rs 2.32 per... Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:47am
Markets Provision of power to villages govt’s top priority: Fesco chief FAISALABAD: Electrification of new villages and town and elimination of electricity related issues are among the top... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Business & Finance Utility getting ready to operate in competitive environment: KE has applied for ‘non-exclusive’ distribution licence: CEO KARACHI: After enjoying status of the sole ‘vertically integrated’ power company for more than 100 years, K-Electric... Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:53am
Business & Finance Govt plans to quadruple coal-fired power ISLAMABAD: Government plans to quadruple its domestic coal-fired capacity to reduce power generation costs and will... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Print Purchases by Discos from net metering consumers: Nepra trashes plan to revise power rates ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has trashed its plan to revise rates of... Updated 15 Feb, 2023 09:07am
Print Solar power projects: Nepra approves RfP amid strong reservations voiced by KP Member ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved Request for Proposal (RfP) ... Updated 15 Feb, 2023 09:04am
Markets LNG, thermal coal prices slip LAUNCESTON: The prices of thermal coal and spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia are declining amid the two ... Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance Govt to revise power tariff mechanism for AJ&K ISLAMABAD: The federal government is said to have decided to revise electricity tariff mechanism for Azad Jammu... Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Print PM for early completion of renewable energy projects LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed speedy completion of solar and wind energy projects. While... Updated 13 Feb, 2023 09:18am
Markets PBF flays huge hike in electricity, gas prices KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), flaying the huge jump in electricity as well as gas prices to meet the... Published 12 Feb, 2023 03:56am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Our people are innovative “No one here but us chickens.” “What?” “The economic gurus were silent and got a civil servant to inform... Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am
BR Research Energy subsidy reforms: The considerations Substantial energy price adjustment is the likeliest outcome of the IMF negotiations. It will be interesting to see... Published 09 Feb, 2023 12:14pm
Print Thar coal-based power plant: COD achieved ISLAMABAD: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has announced achievement of Commercial Operation Date... Updated 08 Feb, 2023 09:13am
Markets Kati’s request: Rs7bn of incremental units owed by govt to be paid: Nepra KARACHI: Chairman of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), Tauseef Farooqui has said that Rs7 ... Updated 04 Feb, 2023 10:17am
Markets Nepra approves IGCEP-2022 ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved the Indicative Generation Capacity... Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Opinion Big rise in poverty, unemployment The current combination of various negative factors is likely to lead to a big exponential jump in the number of... Updated 04 Feb, 2023 07:11am
Editorials Discos and their losses EDITORIAL: Some things never change. Nepra’s (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s) Performance... Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Print 1,100MW K-3 inaugurated, China praised PM Shehbaz inaugurates third unit of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kanupp), which will produce 1,100 megawatts of electricity Updated 03 Feb, 2023 09:00am
Print KE files four tariff pleas with Nepra ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has reportedly filed four tariff petitions including distribution tariff sans territorial... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 09:10am
Print PM to open K3 nuclear power plant today ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that he is going to inaugurate the K3 today (Thursday) which... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 09:15am
Print IMF team ‘quizzes’ PD’s top brass International Monetary Fund Mission raises questions on the performance of power sector and violation of commitments made in the previous review Updated 02 Feb, 2023 10:34am
Opinion Power system and blackouts On January 23, 2023, another country-wide power breakdown hit the country; not the first time, but the first of the... Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Editorials A reminder of the flaws in economic policies EDITORIAL: Match the rise in taxes to a cut in government expenditure is a cry gathering momentum not only amongst... Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am
BR Research Power tariff: Surcharge won’t help As Pakistan goes back to the drawing board with the IMF, the rumor mill churns news around another round of ... Published 31 Jan, 2023 08:57am
Markets Saudi to invest $266bn in 'cleaner' energy: minister RIYADH: Saudi Arabia plans to invest more than $266 billion to produce cleaner electricity and expand its power ... Updated 30 Jan, 2023 11:11pm
Editorials The countrywide power breakdown EDITORIAL: If Monday’s terrible countrywide electricity breakdown wasn’t embarrassing enough for the power... Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am
Opinion Rescuing power system Pakistan’s current electrical power and transmission system is plagued by absence of innovation and R&D. Owned... Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:51am
Print Govt may exempt solar equipment from all taxes ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to exempt solar equipment from all taxes aimed at achieving the target of 10,000... Updated 27 Jan, 2023 09:04am
