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Conversion of power plants to coal: NEA of China seeks to set up working group for talks

ISLAMABAD: The National Energy Administration (NEA) of China is said to have shown willingness, in principal, to...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:10am

Markets

China’s August coal imports rise 3% as heat waves spur power demand

BEIJING: China’s coal imports rose 3% in August as utilities continued to stock up amid record-breaking hot weather,...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 10:45am

China, IMF: PM asks MoF to follow key matters up

Ministry of Railways, Planning, and Finance directed to expeditiously finalise negotiations on Karachi-Hyderabad segment of ML-1 project with Chinese authorities

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 09:26am

No supply to Sindh: Thar coal power supplied to national grid, Faisalabad: CM

KARACHI: Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said the Sindh government had 10 years ago called for investment in the wind...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:50am

Economic team meets China’s finance minister: Pakistan explains its approach to challenges

PM Shehbaz has dispatched his team to Beijing for discussion on major financial cooperation issues including issuance of Panda Bonds, re-profiling of loans, and conversion of imported coal power plants on Thar coal

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 01:26pm

Key ministers interact with authorities in China: Bond, loans and coal high on the critical agenda

PM Shehbaz has directed Pakistan’s ambassador to China to ensure meetings of Ministers for Finance and Power with relevant Chinese authorities to discuss their proposed plans

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 01:09pm

Pakistan

Musadiq announces probe into coal procurement by power plant

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum and Power, Dr Musadiq Masood Malik on Thursday announced an investigation into ...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am

Pakistan

Environment, smog: Chinese delegation for strict implementation of laws

LAHORE: A delegation of Chinese environmental experts, led by Chinese Consul General Zhao Shireen, visited the ...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

Opinion

Coal power plants: early retirement?

Recently, a conference was held in Islamabad on the proposal of “Early Retirement of Coal Power Plants”. Those...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

BR Research

Interview with Amir Iqbal, CEO - Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company

‘We need tailor-made local yet out-of-the-box financial solutions for Thar’ Amir was appointed as the Chief...

Published 01 Jan, 2024 07:18am

Markets

CPPA-G seeks tariff hike of Rs.4.6617/kWh

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought an increase of Rs.4.6617/kWh over the...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

Markets

Thar coal project: Civil society, energy experts urge govt to re-conduct EIA

KARACHI: Civil society, energy experts and environment activists on Thursday underlined the need for protecting the...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

PML(N)-led coalition govt struggles to strike a delicate balance between outright populism & fiscal discipline

Dar presents Rs14.5trn budget
Budget closely watched by IMF
3.5% economic growth target set
Fiscal deficit target set at 6.54% of GDP
Govt targets inflation at 21%
Total spending target of 14.46 trillion rupees set
Defence expenditure estimated at 1.8 trillion rupees
Targets total tax revenue of 9.2 trillion rupees
Targets total non-tax revenue of 3 trillion rupees
$30 billion export target set
No new tax on industrial sector

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:00am

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

Markets

India’s pledge to stop new coal power plants to hit key states

LITTLETON, (Colorado): India’s plans to stop building new coal-fired power plants beyond those already under...

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

Opinion

Pakistan’s textile industry: Barriers to renewable energy transition

Energy sector is the largest GHG producer in Pakistan. It is estimated that the energy demand in the country will...

Published 26 Feb, 2023 03:27am

Business & Finance

To save forex: Govt decides to allow minimum load-shedding till Dec

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to continue minimum average monthly load shedding of three hours...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Markets

Japan stops financing for coal power plants in Indonesia, Bangladesh

TOKYO: Japan will no longer provide loans for two coal power plant projects in Indonesia and Bangladesh, the foreign...

Published 23 Jun, 2022 12:38pm

Markets

RWE says could keep brown coal power plants open

FRANKFURT: German utility RWE could prolong the operation of three 300 megawatt (MW) brown coal power plants if...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am

No respite in electricity load-shedding

ISLAMABAD: The country is still facing up to 10 hours’ load shedding in urban and rural areas due to peak...

Updated 08 Jun, 2022 10:02am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	1.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	154.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 16	6,074.08
Nasdaq / Dec 16	20,173.89
Dow Jones / Dec 16	43,717.48
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,962.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,364.68
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,777.10
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,214.43
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,290.76

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 16	243,059.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.82
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,654.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	69.11
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.11 ▲ 1.00 (16.37%)
First Capital Equities / Dec 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.74 ▲ 0.82 (13.85%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.45 ▲ 1.00 (10.58%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 17 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.32 ▲ 1.67 (10.03%)
Air Link Com. / Dec 17 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	208.93 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)
Data Agro / Dec 17 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	126.58 ▲ 11.51 (10.00%)
Fazal Cloth / Dec 17 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	179.55 ▲ 16.32 (10.00%)
Land Mark Spinning / Dec 17 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	63.91 ▲ 5.81 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	94.49 ▲ 8.59 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Dec 17 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.51 ▼ -0.74 (-11.84%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.19 ▼ -0.51 (-10.85%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 17 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	32.02 ▼ -3.56 (-10.01%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Dec 17 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	20.17 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	53.72 ▼ -5.97 (-10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 17 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 17 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	809.76 ▼ -89.97 (-10.00%)
Quetta Textile / Dec 17 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	17.73 ▼ -1.97 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 17 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.57 ▼ -13.37 (-9.98%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	403,228,918 ▼ -0.06
Pak Elektron / Dec 17 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,379,306 ▲ 3.33
Cnergyico PK / Dec 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,584,754 ▼ -0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,023,129 ▲ 0.59
Pak Refinery / Dec 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,947,968 ▲ 3.65
Sui South Gas / Dec 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,917,218 ▲ 1.17
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,337,248 ▲ 1.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	33,958,478 ▼ -0.28
Hub Power Co. / Dec 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,067,460 ▲ 11.97

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