Pakistan to produce over 1,000 MWs of clean energy through wind power

KARACHI: Pakistan is all set to produce over 1000 Megawatts (MW) of clean electricity through wind energy alone in the current year,...

Sindh CM demands representation on board of K-Electric, SSGC

KARACHI: In wake of the power crisis afflicting Karachi, the Sindh government on Friday said it was looking to get representation on...

K-Electric & SSGC given 24-hour ultimatum to resolve dispute

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Energy efforts to resolve the raging dispute between K-Electric and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) over outstanding payments and...

Oil prices stabilize, after Trump’s tweet criticizing OPEC

NEW YORK: Oil prices edged up on Friday, stabilizing after an earlier slide driven by U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of OPEC’s...

Shell, Unilever to invest £100 million in Pakistan

LAHORE: As Pakistan struggles to sustain its depleting foreign reserves, on Thursday global consumer brand Unilever and Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell announced investments worth...

OGRA likely to question SNGPL on charging local gas consumers with LNG rates

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) is likely to seek a response from Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) over...

Fuel prices expected to rise by Rs5 per litre next month

ISLAMABAD: Oil prices are expected to increase by Rs5 for the next month as a result of the swelling crude oil prices in...

Three mega LNG-based power plants fail to produce electricity: ICST

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) on Thursday said three mega LNG-based power plants have failed to produce electricity despite repeated...

Karachi outages force Amreli Steel to cut production of rebars by 40 percent

LAHORE: Amreli Steels in a notification sent to the bourse Tuesday informed it was cutting down its production of rebars by 40...

Oil prices touch end-2014 highs, as Saudi backs higher prices

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Thursday to their highest since the end of 2014 as U.S. crude inventories declined and as top...

CPPA plea to reduce tariff for electricity purchased from sugar mills rejected by Nepra

ISLAMABAD: A Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) plea to reduce tariff for electricity purchased from sugar mills has been rejected by National...

PM chairs ECC meeting, accord approvals for power sector

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet here at the Prime...

Pakistan’s circular debt surpasses Rs935 billion

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s circular debt volume has surpassed Rs935 billion during the PML-N led government since it came into power following 2013 general...

Natural gas production witnesses decline under present govt

ISLAMABAD: The production of natural gas in the country has witnessed a decline, allegedly to facilitate the business of Liquefied Natural Gas...

Market Daily: KSE 100 drops 389.62pts to selling, political pressures  

LAHORE: The KSE 100 index dropped a whopping 389.62 points, and settled at 45682.24 on Monday. Off to a rocky start once again...