News stories for Syed Akhtar Ali

Syed Akhtar Ali

Opinion

Power plant retirement policy

There are plans to retire 19 power plants of an aggregate capacity of 7339 MW as per IGCEP (Integrated Generation...

Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am

Opinion

Mapping the economics of imported coal-fired power plants

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has rejected the power generation tariff petition of Jamshoro...

Updated 24 May, 2023 07:02am

Opinion

Thar coal mine expansion

SECMC (Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company) has filed a tariff petition for expanding its capacity. This is a third...

Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am

Opinion

KE’s petition: case for integration

KE (K-Electric) has submitted a petition to Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) for getting a...

Updated 10 May, 2023 06:29am

Opinion

An electric regulatory authority for Sindh

Sindh cabinet has approved a draft bill for organizing a separate electricity regulatory body for Sindh — Sindh...

Updated 27 Apr, 2023 07:16am

Opinion

Hydrogen initiatives

The good news is that two hydrogen initiatives have been announced in Pakistan recently; one by NEECA and the other...

Updated 12 Apr, 2023 06:54am

Opinion

New gas tariff and circular debt

Finally, much-awaited new gas tariff has been announced by government under negotiations with the International...

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 06:50am

Opinion

Power distribution sector’s performance – II

T&D losses have been valued at Rs 520 billion. If losses are reduced to Nepra’s (National Electric Power...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Power distribution sector’s performance – I

Circular debt and privatisation of power distribution companies are under active discussion these days in the...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 06:10am

Opinion

Oily matters - III

Deregulating the oil sector: Business circles in the oil sector have been lobbying for deregulating the oil sector,...

Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:29am

Opinion

Oily matters – II

Electrical Vehicles Immediate solutions are never possible or feasible. There has to be alternative plan and...

Published 11 Dec, 2022 04:02am

Opinion

Oily matters – I

Pakistan’s oil imports are the biggest drain on foreign exchange. Current year’s oil import bill has been...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 06:10am

Opinion

What to do with furnace oil?

Furnace oil used to be the backbone of both power and oil industry until only a few years ago. There were no LNG or...

Published 04 Dec, 2022 03:37am

Opinion

Role of LPG in gas crisis – II

Gas tariff and subsidies. Gas and electricity prices are politically sensitive issues. The IMF compares prices in ...

Updated 01 Dec, 2022 06:20am

Opinion

Role of LPG in gas crisis — I

Winters are approaching, in fact are there already. There is usually higher gas demand in winters due to heating and...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am

Opinion

GH: A new opportunity to effectively deal with energy challenges?

Hydrogen is not something new. It is being used for more than a century. It is Green Hydrogen (GH) that is new....

Published 26 Oct, 2022 05:52am

Opinion

Nepra’s SOI report 2022: a comment — II

NPCC and SCADA There is a counter point of view as well. As per info available to this writer, significant progress...

Updated 09 Oct, 2022 06:15am

Opinion

Nepra’s SOI report 2022: a comment — I

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has recently released its annual State of Industry (SOI) report...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Opinion

Competitive power market – II

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) plans to revisit its determination and a reasonable mid-way...

Published 27 Sep, 2022 04:06am

Opinion

Competitive power market – I

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has introduced a Competitive Electricity Market framework, ...

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 06:19am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 30	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 30	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 30	156.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 30	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 30	5,906.94
India Sensex / Dec 30	78,248.13
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 30	19,486.79
Hang Seng / Dec 30	20,111.38
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,121.01
Dow Jones / Dec 30	42,573.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,909.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 30	71.36
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 30	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 30	2,604.69
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 30	68.76
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Hira Textile / Dec 31 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.82 ▲ 0.52 (15.76%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 31 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.63 ▲ 0.63 (15.75%)
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	9.38 ▲ 1.00 (11.93%)
Gulistan Sp. / Dec 31 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.54 ▲ 0.92 (10.67%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 31 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 31 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	64.67 ▲ 5.88 (10.00%)
Ellcot Spinning / Dec 31 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	114.40 ▲ 10.40 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 31 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	150.54 ▲ 13.69 (10.00%)
Pak Paper Prod / Dec 31 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	149.90 ▲ 13.63 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Dec 31 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	203.81 ▼ -22.65 (-10.00%)
Zephyr Textile / Dec 31 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	10.55 ▼ -0.96 (-8.34%)
Jubilee Spinning / Dec 31 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.55 ▼ -0.95 (-8.26%)
Gammon Pak / Dec 31 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	47 ▼ -3.65 (-7.21%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13 ▼ -0.99 (-7.08%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Dec 31 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	699 ▼ -51.00 (-6.80%)
Faisal Sp. / Dec 31 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	301.02 ▼ -19.10 (-5.97%)
Kohinoor Power / Dec 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	7.31 ▼ -0.44 (-5.68%)
Cordoba Logistics / Dec 31 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	17.65 ▼ -0.91 (-4.90%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	125,613,935 ▲ 0.63
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	111,551,930 ▲ 0.02
B.O.Punjab / Dec 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,182,656 ▼ -0.12
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 31 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▲ 0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,320,218 ▲ 0.11
Pak Elektron / Dec 31 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,348,761 ▲ 0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	30,315,237 ▼ -0.54
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	29,511,871 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 31 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	29,105,477 ▲ 0.40

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