Electricity access to least developed countries could bring them out of poverty: UN report
BANGKOK: The world’s least developed countries need access to electricity if they are to break out of poverty, according to a U.N....
Asian stock markets flat, as Fed plots interest rate rise in US
TOKYO: Asian stock markets were largely flat on Thursday with investors in the U.S. markets going on a Thanksgiving holiday and the...
Oil prices slightly down, as US crude reaches two-year highs
SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased on Thursday, with U.S. crude dipping away from two-year highs reached the day before, but the shutdown of...
Tainted officer gets appointed to post of director general HDIP
ISLAMABAD: Controversial appointments seem to be a forte of the present government as it appointed a tainted officer, Muhammad Azam to the...
Refineries in crisis mode, as govt ponders ban on import of furnace oil
ISLAMABAD: Likelihood of a ban on import of furnace oil is under consideration by the government due to topped up storages and...
Induction of new power plants, electricity generation cost jacks up to 24pc
LAHORE: The average electricity generation cost has been swelled up to 24 per cent following the induction of new plants, a high-level...
AEDB approves certification regulation for net-metering
ISLAMABAD: The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has accorded approval to certification regulations for solar powered net metering in the country to...
LPG distributors association announces country-wide shutter-down strike on December 9
ISLAMABAD:Â The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributors Association of Pakistan (LPGDAP) has announced to hold a shutter-down strike on December 9, 2017, in all...
Oil prices stable, as rising US output hits OPEC cuts
SINGAPORE: Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as the impact from expectations of an extended OPEC-led production cut was canceled out...
Circular debt exceeds Rs750b, as power sector faces liquidity crunch
ISLAMABAD: Circular debt in power sector has exceeded Rs750b out of which Rs421b falls in ambit of governments definition of circular debt...
PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurates Pakistan’s 2nd LNG terminal
KARACHI: Pakistan expects the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for its new terminal to be delivered on Friday, Prime Minister...
Trafigura set to establish 2nd LNG terminal in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Swiss commodity trader Trafigura said it plans to develop its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Pakistan, alongside an...
Amreli Steels strikes partnership with Chinese firm for sale of electrical transmission towers
LAHORE: A bourse notification from Amreli Steels Limited (ASL) revealed of entering into a joint venture with a Chinese firm Qinddao Huijintong...
HVDC transmission line from Port Qasim-Faisalabad may not be laid
LAHORE: Another feasibility study is set to be carried out for assessing whether a second 660KV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line...
Govt introducing fuel marking to prevent contamination of petroleum products
ISLAMABAD: To prevent contamination of POL products, Ministry of Energy (MOE) is seeking official consent of Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to introduce...