US Embassy to lead Pakistani delegation on power generation
ISLAMABAD: US Embassy Economic Counselor William Laitinen will be leading a delegation of the Pakistani government and business officials to participate in...
PSO suspends fuel supply to PIA in Karachi and Islamabad, later restored
KARACHI: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) on Thursday suspended fuel supply to the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in Karachi and...
Sindh to establish its ‘first-ever’ RLNG power plant
KARACHI: Sindh is in negotiations with the federal government for establishment of its first ever re-gasified liquefied natural gas power plant of...
Oil markets edgier, as OPEC set to meet in Vienna
SINGAPORE: Oil markets opened cautiously on Thursday ahead of the outcome of an OPEC meeting in Vienna later in the day, with...
Power distribution system offers $4bn market: Awais Leghari
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has invited Japanese companies and investors for investing and exploring the $...
Petrol prices may rise by Rs1.48 per litre based on OGRA proposal
LAHORE: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Wednesday recommended a hike of Rs 1.48 per litre in the price of...
10,000MWs mean Pakistan needs to fix its power grid first
LAHORE: In its zeal to eliminate blackouts, Pakistan may have lost sight of another problem, its ageing transmission and distribution network.
As the...
PM directs DISCOs to maintain, upgrade distribution networks for uninterrupted power supply
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday directed all power distribution companies (DISCOs) to maintain and upgrade their distribution networks so...
NEPRA imposes heavy fine on NTDC
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has imposed a fine of Rs 5 million on National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC)...
NEPRA imposes penalty on PESCO, CPPA
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has finally imposed fine worth Rs 10 million each on Peshawar Electric Supply Company Limited...
SPMs could be highly beneficial in times of war
KARACHI: Apart from reducing cost, Single Point Mooring (SPM) could be considered strategic assets during times of war, said Commander Kaleem Ishaq,...
Power division lifts recruitment ban in power sector
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Energy has now lifted the ban only on the recruitments in BS-1 to BS-7 in an apparent bid to...
Hoegh LNG pulls out of Pakistan LNG import project
LONDON:Â Shipping company Hoegh LNG on Friday cancelled a deal to provide a floating import terminal for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project...
Rising LNG imports could spark imminent closure of domestic oil refineries
KARACHI: Amidst rising liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, local oil refineries are affront with a crisis, that not only threatens to destabilize...
Pakistan receives first LNG shipment from Nigeria
ISLAMABAD: A cargo shipment carrying 70,000 tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Nigeria arrived on Friday at Floating Storage and Regasification...