Energy sector experts say ‘solar tax is not a hoax’ LAHORE: The energy sector experts have feared that the solar tax was not a hoax. Rather, it was a litmus check to... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Markets Despite lower finance cost, National Refinery posts Rs2.87bn loss in 3QFY24 Despite higher revenues and lower finance cost, National Refinery Limited (NRL), the country’s only lube refinery,... Updated 25 Apr, 2024 09:06pm
Print Ahead of PM’s visit to KSA: SIFC ‘striving’ to resolve KE’s issues ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is reportedly endeavouring to find ways to resolve... Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:02am
Editorials The energy conundrum EDITORIAL: The mismanagement and irrational decision-making in the energy sector is making the industrial sector... Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am
Opinion Powering Pakistan: Transforming energy distribution for economic prosperity In Pakistan, the energy sector stands as both a pillar of progress and a stumbling block to prosperity. At the heart... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
Markets Energy sector: Pakistan should implement broad-based structural reforms ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has to bring and strictly implement broad-based structural reforms in the energy sector to get... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
Opinion Ending hopium — III The energy sector needs significant investment in refinery, petrochemical, oil and gas storages and transmission... Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am
Opinion The upcoming budget According to a Business Recorder news item, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted an 11-member ministerial... Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am
BR Research Circular debt mystery: What is the real number? If it had not been for the World Bank Pakistan Development Update, the common folk would have continued guessing the... Published 08 Apr, 2024 08:00am
Opinion The grid and energy sustainability In the ambitious quest for a sustainable future, the conversation about energy often revolves around the creation of... Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am
Editorials The energy sector mess EDITORIAL: That the energy sector is in a mess and is dragging the already low productivity of the manufacturing... Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am
Markets Minister invites investment in Sindh energy sector KARACHI: Provincial Minister of Energy, Development and Planning Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that there are ... Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:47am
Print Ban on unions in energy cos: PSI seeks ILO’s intervention ISLAMABAD: The government is facing troublesome situation with respect to ban on unions in energy sector companies... Updated 26 Mar, 2024 09:45am
Markets Power sector woes: PM Shehbaz assigns tasks to ministries Wants them completed in 1-3 months Updated 25 Mar, 2024 10:23pm
Print Power, gas theft: FIA asked to launch ‘massive’ crackdown ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to launch a... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 09:44am
Print RE projects: PPIB willing to alter draft pact with Saudi Arabia ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has expressed willingness to alter draft framework... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:15am
Print Economic indicators, other related matters: IMF team takes stock Discusses Pakistan’s overall macro-economic indicators and efforts on fiscal consolidation Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:59am
Print SBA talks: Govt to have little ‘manoeuvrability’ to cut utility prices ISLAMABAD: The government will have little, if any, maneuverability to reduce utility prices during the second... Updated 13 Mar, 2024 12:30pm
Print Tight gas, undersea oil and gas reserves: PM speaks of criticality of investment Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs to provide all kinds of facilities to private sector and local and foreign investors in oil and gas discovery Updated 12 Mar, 2024 04:52pm
Markets SSGC incurs massive loss of Rs9.3bn in 6MFY23 After much delay, Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) made public its accounts for the first half of fiscal year 2022-23... Updated 11 Mar, 2024 10:54pm
Business & Finance ‘FPCCI to take up KP’s energy issues with Centre’ PESHAWAR: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) president Atif Ikram Sheikh said... Updated 11 Mar, 2024 09:58am
Editorials SOS from APTMA EDITORIAL: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has raised a very loud, very serious red flag, warning the... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Markets Cnergyico Pk anticipates investment of over $1bn in refinery upgradation Cnergyico Pk Limited, formerly known as Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited, sees its anticipated investment at over $1... Updated 08 Mar, 2024 11:31pm
Markets Energy sector: Khaqan for immediate implementation of privatisation agenda ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has strongly urged the government to urgently implement the... Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am
BR Research Nepra: ghosts of the report past A collective effort is needed to bring stability to real sectors of the economy, as policymaking relies on clarity... Published 06 Mar, 2024 06:52am
Business & Finance BMP for joint efforts to deal with economic challenges LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has asked the... Published 04 Mar, 2024 04:15am
Opinion Rescuing Pakistan For over three decades, Pakistan’s energy sector has grappled with the persistent issue of circular debt, casting a... Updated 02 Mar, 2024 04:38am
Markets OGDCL inaugurates ‘Digital Drilling Hub’ ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) on Wednesday inaugurated the country’s premier... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
Print Energy sector revolving debt has reached Rs5,422bn: minister ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Energy Minister Muhammad Ali on Tuesday said that total revolving debt of the energy sector is... Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:12am
Markets PPL’s earnings jump 44%, clock in at Rs69.8bn in 1HFY24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), a key supplier of natural gas in the county, saw its profit-after-tax (PAT) jump... Updated 26 Feb, 2024 10:26pm