Cabinet ratifies ECC’s decision to discharge pending liabilities of Power Division
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has ratified the Economic Coordination Committee's decision to discharge liabilities of the power division related to M/s Karkey...
PM seeks roadmap to steer country out of gas crisis
Imran Khan stresses consensus among provinces and federal govt to plug gas shortage
KCCI demands dissolution of KE’s monopoly in power distribution
KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has requested the government to dissolve K-Electric (KE)’s monopoly in power distribution after the...
Finance ministry asked to submit details of jobs quota allocation
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs on Tuesday directed the finance ministry to submit details of jobs...
K-Electric appoints Shan Ashary as board chairman
K-Electric has announced the appointment of Shan A Ashary as the new chairman of its board, effective from Sept 7th, said a...
Govt’s negligence leading to lower exports: FPCCI
ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed grave concern over the declining trend in exports, which...
Work on 10,870MW hydel projects underway in Punjab: minister
LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chauhan has said that cheap energy mix based on local resources is the best solution to the...
President urges foreign investors to benefit from Pakistan’s liberal investment regime
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said that Pakistan has adopted a very liberal and investment-friendly policy and urged the foreign investors...
Kanupp-II thermal testing completed; commercial operations from next year
ISLAMABAD: The 1,100MW K2 reactor at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kanupp), the first unit using China's homegrown ‘Hualong One’ technology, has...
NEECA starts energy audit of gas-based captive power plants
ISLAMABAD: The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA) has initiated an energy audit of gas-based captive power plants (CPPs) through independent consulting...
Govt to soon decide K-Electric’s fate: Asad Umar
KARACHI: Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar has said that the government would soon decide whether K-Electric (K-E) should remain privatised or be...
KP govt remains deprived of benefits from hydropower project for 5 years
PESHAWAR: Despite spending Rs3.2 billion on the 17 megawatt (MW) Ranolia run-of-river hydropower project, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is still deprived...
Chairperson NTC assures textile millers of rationalising tariffs on industry inputs
LAHORE: National Tariff Commission (NTC) Chairperson Robina Ather has assured the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab of rationalisation of tariff...
Study reveals flaws in Pakistan’s long-term power capacity plan
In a recent study conducted by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), in collaboration with the Alliance for Climate...
K-Electric asks NEPRA to increase power tariff
KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for an increase in the price of electricity, despite the...