Pakistan, Iran sign revised agreement on IP gas pipeline project
The Inter-State Gas Systems (ISGS) and the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) have signed a revised agreement on the much-delayed Iran-Pakistan (IP)...
‘500MW solar power plant to be set up in Balochistan’
ISLAMABAD: Power Division Minister Umar Ayub Khan has said that a 500-megawatt solar power plant would be set up in Balochistan with...
DISCOs raise power tariff by 70pc for Punjab export industry
LAHORE:Â The power distribution companies (DISCOs) have raised their electricity tariff for the export-oriented industries of Punjab, charging them up to Rs20 per...
Pakistan, Uzbekistan agree to form JWG on energy
ISLAMABAD: In a meeting with Uzbekistan Ambassador Furqat Sidiqov, Power Division Minister Omar Ayub Khan asserted that Pakistan wanted to take benefit...
IESCO billing fraud irks Senate body
ISLAMABAD:Â The Senate's Standing Committee on Power has expressed serious annoyance over heavy billing fraud in the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO).
The Senate...
AEDB reviews renewable energy policy draft
ISLAMABAD:Â The 45th board meeting of the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) was held in Islamabad on Friday under the chairmanship of Power...
Pakistan to challenge $6.2bn Reko Diq penalty: minister
Power Division Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Monday that Pakistan has decided to challenge the $6.2 billion penalty in the Reko...
Saudi companies urged to invest in Pakistan’s energy sector
ISLAMABAD:Â Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood has urged the Saudi companies to invest in the power sector in order...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia review progress on energy MoUs
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reviewed the progress made on existing memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in the energy sector and discussed...
PM orders inquiry into power sector; committee formed
ISLAMABAD: In an apparent bid to rectify the wrongdoings of the past and to ensure future security, a nine-member committee has initiated...
Power supply to reach 26,000MW by next year, PM told
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed on Wednesday that for the first time in the country’s history, the target of 23,000 megawatts...
Govt to surpass 2.4pc growth target, says finance adviser
Hafeez Shaikh says govt expects to generate Rs800bn in non-tax revenues
Says overall CAD reduced by 73pc due to considerable increase...
Asia’s growing coal use could negate global climate change progress: UN
BANGKOK:Â Asia's heavy and expanding reliance on coal power risks cancelling out global progress towards preventing catastrophic climate change, a top United Nations...
NEPRA approves tariff hike of Rs1.78 per unit
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday approved 1.78 paisa per unit hike in power tariff under the fuel adjustment...
Govt to introduce new LNG policy next month, says Babar
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar on Thursday said that a new policy on liquefied natural gas...