Country producing 4500 MW surplus electricity: Power Division Minister

DG KHAN: Power Division Minister Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Sunday said that the incumbent government has overcome the load-shedding issue and...

Government overcomes energy sector issues to boost economy, GDP growth rate: Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister (PM) on Economic Affairs, Miftah Ismail has said that the present government has taken steps to bring...

Oil, gas exploration increases by 80pc in four years

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed an increase of around 80 per cent in oil and gas exploration activities in different potential areas during the last...

Govt to fully support early, sustainable LNG investments: Haroon Akhtar

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar has said the government is committed to supporting early and sustainable investments...

NEPRA fines three GENCOs for violating limits of auxiliary power consumption

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has imposed a fine of Rs 15 million each on three public sector power generation companies...

Turkmenistan starts work on TAPI gas pipeline project

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Petroleum Jam Kamal Khan informed the National Assembly (NA) on Friday, that Turkmenistan has started work for the...

Surplus power could cause electricity tariff to escalate over time

KARACHI: Even as Pakistan prepares to have surplus power in the coming few years, the prices of electricity will also rise correspondingly,...

Private sector invited to utilize public building rooftops for solar energy

LAHORE: The private sector has been extended invitation by the Punjab government to make investments in the utilization of public building’s rooftops...

Govt chides power division for misrepresentation of electricity generation data

ISLAMABAD: The government communicated its grave anger over misrepresentation of figures by the power division regarding electricity generation. The Power Division gave a...

Govt gives nod to GIDC recovery from CNG sector

ISLAMABAD: The cabinet has given go-ahead for recovery of Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) from the Compress Natural Gas (CNG) sector. This was...

Oil prices dip, as US production rises

SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell on Friday on a bounce-back in U.S. production, but ongoing declines in crude inventories curbed losses in the...

Constraint Removal War Room established in DISCOs

Islamabad: On the directions of federal minister for power division all distribution companies have established special Constraint Removal War Rooms (CRWR) while the...

Chairman SSGC assures to fully advocate KCCI’s representation on SSGC’s Board

KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) Chairman Javed Zia while speaking at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Thursday said...

FBR bends over backwards to relax duty payments for PGP Consortium

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan GasPort Consortium Limited (PGPC) will clear customs duty on import of Floating Storage and Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) within one year...

Pakistan contemplating LNG imports from Indonesia

JAKARTA: Deputy Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arcandra Tahar has said Indonesia plans to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to two South...