Protests held against hike in electricity, fuel prices KARACHI: Stationary protests on Monday held at the city’s markets against the fuel oil and electricity prices ... Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am
Print Incremental Units Consumption Subsidy: PALSP concerned at ‘discrimination’ ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) has raised a poignant concern over the blatant... Updated 28 Aug, 2023 09:46am
Pakistan Prolonged power cuts: JI to hold protest rallies today KARACHI: The JI is staging protest rallies to resent the long-hour power cuts on Friday, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, the ... Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Editorials Discos: political reality is not quite that simple EDITORIAL: A report on provincializing power distribution companies (Discos) and ending the uniform power tariff has... Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Print Quarterly adjustment thru power tariff hike: Govt seeks recovery of Rs146bn from consumers in 6 months ISLAMABAD: The government has sought the recovery of Rs146 billion from electricity consumers in the next six months... Updated 24 Aug, 2023 08:42am
Markets Over 18,000 KE consumers facilitated KARACHI: More than 18,000 customers, including a large number of women, have visited facilitation camps organized by... Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am
Pakistan Power outage damages water supply line KARACHI: A 72 inch diameter PRCC line No-1 at Dhabeji Pumping Station got affected after a sudden power breakdown by... Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am
Print Court backs majority owner of KE holding firm over board tussle KARACHI: Minority shareholders in an offshore holding company that owns most of K-Electric have been ordered to... Updated 19 Aug, 2023 09:16am
Business & Finance KCCI, KATI resent hike in prices of petrol, diesel KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf, while expressing sheer... Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am
Print Recovery of Rs24.5bn from KE consumers: Govt seeks to impose Rs1.52/unit surcharge ISLAMABAD: The federal government seeks to impose Rs1.52 per unit surcharge on K-Electric (KE) to recover Rs24.5... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 09:16am
Print Share of renewables in KE generation likely to reach 30pc in seven years KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) foresees 30 percent renewable energy in its overall power generation under an Rs484billion... Updated 12 Aug, 2023 09:51am
Markets EnerTech Holding, KE discuss clean technology initiatives KARACHI: “Pakistan’s energy landscape is rapidly changing, and clean energy is increasingly taking center stage.... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Print June power tariff to be billed in August: Nepra notifies additional FCA for KE and ex-Wapda Discos ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), Wednesday, notified Rs3.20 per unit additional... Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:54am
Pakistan Karachi: power minister vows to end power woes KARACHI: Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir on Wednesday said the concerns of the citizens of Karachi... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am
Print Govt has settled KE dispute, reduced circular debt: minister ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), on Monday, claimed that it settled... Updated 01 Aug, 2023 09:42am
Opinion Power sector remains Pakistan’s Achilles heel The power sector continues to be a major source of concern with circular debt a high of 2.6 trillion rupees at... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Markets FCA for June: Nepra concludes hearing on KE plea KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has filed a petition on account of Fuel Charges Adjustment for June 2023 at the rate of Rs... Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am
Pakistan Kid survives electric shock KARACHI: A child survived an electric shock in Shoe Market, Garden area on Tuesday. However, a KE spokesperson said... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am
Print KE’s licence renewed for 6 months ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has provisionally renewed KE’s distribution... Updated 20 Jul, 2023 09:16am
Print 3 outstanding pacts: KE, federal govt inch closer to final drafts ISLAMABAD: Federal government and K-Electric are said to have inched closer to final drafts of long outstanding... Updated 20 Jul, 2023 09:47am
Print Discos and FCA: CPPA-G and KE seek positive adjustment in tariffs ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) and K-Electric have sought a positive adjustment... Updated 19 Jul, 2023 09:42am
Print KE interested in power off-take from ACWA’s RE projects ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has shown interest in development and offtake of power from renewable energy (RE)... Updated 18 Jul, 2023 09:39am
Markets Load-shedding: KE says 71pc of Karachi exempt KARACHI: Following a periodic assessment of the network, 71% of the megacity remains exempt from load shed under the... Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Print Base power tariff hiked by Rs4.96 ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday increased base tariff of electricity by Rs 4.96 per unit from July 1,... Updated 15 Jul, 2023 09:30am
Print FCA for May: Rs1.45/unit positive adjustment in KE tariff approved ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved the positive adjustment of Rs1.45... Updated 15 Jul, 2023 09:08am
Print October system collapse: Non-implementation of recommendations irks Nepra ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has expressed reservations against National... Updated 14 Jul, 2023 08:56am
Print SPV21 files plea in Cayman Islands’ court for KESP winding up ISLAMABAD: IGCF SPV 21 Limited (SPV21) filed a petition in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for a Just &... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 09:01am
Opinion Coal: better late than never According to a Business Recorder news item, “K-Electric (KE) has submitted a business case of conversion of unit-1... Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am
Print May 23 FCA: Nepra approves tariff hike for Discos, KE ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday accorded in principle approval of... Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:41am
Pakistan Setting the record straight: examining Karachi’s load-shed profile KARACHI: In response to reports about power situation in Karachi and adjoining areas, KE maintains that there the... Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am