NEPRA grants license for 11.80MW hydel power plant in KP
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has granted the power generation licence to Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) for its 11.80MW...
OGDCL shorlists names for next chief
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Directors (BoD) of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has shortlisted three names for the position...
‘Govt introducing advance tech to curb line losses’
ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Imran Khan,...
Pakistan requests UAE to give deferred payment facility for oil imports: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
The foreign minister said the UAE delegation had expressed an interest in establishing an LNG terminal in Pakistan
Lack of LNG import causes Rs12bn loss to Pakistan in six months
Sources say influential furnace oil lobby has been holding sway over the entire power division
Asia stocks, S&P futures slide as investors flee risk amid growth fears
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 1 percent, erasing tiny gains made in the opening hour and hitting its lowest level since February 2017
Oil prices drop as focus shifts to oversupply
Brent crude futures were down 51 cents, or 0.7 percent, at $76.38 a barrel by 0331 GMT. The global benchmark is on course for a weekly loss of over 4 percent
Govt holds NEPRA responsible for power tariff hike
Finance Minister Umar says tariff increase will generate additional Rs130bn, will not affect 70pc consumers
Asserts no conditions attached to Saudi bailout,...
Oil prices fall one percent amid global stock market slump
Markets have been hit hard this month by a range of worries, including the Sino-U.S. trade war, a rout in emerging market currencies, rising borrowing costs and bond yields, as well as economic concerns in Italy
Govt raises power rates a day after Saudi bailout
ECC approves increase in tariff for consumers using more than 300 units, allows five per cent decrease in electricity rates for...
RLNG-based power generation share climbs to 22.75% in September
In September, Hydel remained the main source of power generation with a share of 34%, RLNG 23%, gas 16%, coal 9%, furnace oil 8% and nuclear 5%
ECC set to decide about increase in power tariff
According to insiders, the PM in the last ECC meeting had instructed the Ministry of Finance to focus on tariff rationalization, theft and line losses instead of burdening the existing customers
Oil edges back from big slump as Iran sanctions return to focus
Front-month Brent crude oil futures were at $76.72 a barrel at 0320 GMT, 28 cents, or 0.4 percent, above their last close
Nepra levies Rs4 million fine on IESCO
Nepra stated IESCO failed to maintain the authorized voltage levels and supply electricity connections within the given time and orchestrated data regarding the number of interruptions, number of complaints and duration of interruptions
Procurement of land for Dasu hydropower project hits snags
An official source said Sigloo, Kaas and Sheikhabad are the areas where main civil works need to be initiated for main Dasu project and 500 acres of land is required in these places.