CCI to decide the fate of NEPRA’s sovereignty
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government might face music in getting an approval from the upcoming Council of Common Interests (CCI) to put...
CPEC a watershed moment in history: Ahsan Iqbal
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan has achieved an economic growth rate of 5 per cent...
Petrol prices may be revised downward
The petroleum product prices may be revised downward by Rs 1 to Rs 2 per litre as the crude oil prices have...
Govt likely to drop Muzaffargarh, RYK power plants from CPEC
The government is likely to exclude 1,320 MW each Rahim yaar khan coal power plant and Muzaffargarh power plants from the China-Pakistan...
Power ministry allegedly responsible for power sector’s growing circular debt
Power sector owes Rs 227.3b to PSO
PSO maintains uninterrupted supplies to the power plants despite perpetual defaults of payments
The menace...
Nandipur Plant converted to LNG, likely to generate additional 100MW from 1st May
The Nandipur Power Plant has been successfully converted to liquefied natural gas (LNG), as of Saturday, 22 April 2017.
The Nandipur Power Plant...
PM orders investigation of Power Distribution Companies
The power distribution companies will come under the scanner as the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has instructed the relevant authorities to conduct...
Finance Ministry resists disbursement of subsidy, despite soaring circular debt
The Ministry of Finance has been claimed to be blocking subsidy payment to energy producers which is a major factor in the...
NEPRA to penalize distribution companies for delaying fuel-based tariff relief to consumers
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is likely to impose a fine on distribution companies of ex-Wapda for delaying relief in...
Govt awards licences to 3 companies for oil, gas exploration
Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi onTuesday, informed the Senate that the government had granted licences to three companies...
Power theft cost amounting to Rs 82b may be recovered from consumers
In order to control the losses of power distribution companies, the government has taken the decision to recover the entire cost of...
LCCI demands shifting of industrial connections to old Sui gas
The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has demanded that  Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) shift back the industrial connections from...
World Bank proposes restructuring of DGPC
The World Bank has proposed that Pakistan government turn the Directorate General of Petroleum Concessions (DGPC), currently under the Ministry of Petroleum...
KP to rehabilitate Reshun Hydropower station
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to rehabilitate Reshun Hydropower Station in Chitral. The Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation spokesman told Radio Pakistan...
3582.8 MW electricity added to national grid since 2013
The government, as part of its efforts to increase power generation in the country, has added 3582.8 MWs of electricity to the...