IHC suspends levy on consumption of natural gas/RLNG by CPPs ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the notification to impose levy under Section 3(1) of the Off... Updated 28 Mar, 2025 02:32pm
Print IMF allows govt to cut power tariff Relief to be financed through revenue collected from levy imposed on captive power plants Updated 28 Mar, 2025 01:53pm
Opinion Let the market decide With an IMF (International Monetary Fund) determined to punish past misdemeanours and a government unwilling to... Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am
Print Power Division misses key targets set by PM Shehbaz ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is said to have failed to realise over a dozen priority tasks assigned by the Prime... Updated 08 Feb, 2025 01:26pm
Print Balochistan high priority: Gas distribution strategy will be reassessed ISLAMABAD: The federal government will reassess its gas distribution strategy, particularly the policy of... Updated 07 Feb, 2025 08:57am
Business & Finance Letter to PM: Govt should revisit gas price hike for CPPs: PBC ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has urged the government to reconsider the recent gas price hike for... Published 05 Feb, 2025 06:48am
Print CPPs, industrial consumers: PD directs Discos and KE to ink SLA ISLAMABAD: Power Division has directed power Distribution Companies (Discos) and K-Electric to sign Service Level... Updated 31 Jan, 2025 03:01pm
Business & Finance Southern Zone: APTMA terms decision to increase gas tariff for CPPs anti-textile exports KARACHI: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), Southern Zone terms Economic Coordination Committee’s... Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am
Print Non-protected domestic categories: Rs100/mmbtu hike balanced with gas utilities’ profits ISLAMABAD: The federal government has adjusted the proposed Rs100 per mmbtu gas increase for non-protected domestic... Updated 28 Jan, 2025 09:11am
Print PTC concerned at gas price hike for CPPs ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has voiced strong concerns over the recent decision by the Economic... Updated 27 Jan, 2025 10:19am
Markets OGDC considers disconnecting CPPs next month ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has considered the disconnection of Captive Power Plants... Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am
Print Captive power plants: Govt talking with IMF, others to avoid closure ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik said the government is having negotiations with the... Updated 14 Dec, 2024 11:34am
Business & Finance No gas for CPPs: Textile Council urges govt to reverse its decision KARACHI: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has called on the government to reverse its decision of gas ... Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am
Opinion Unravelling of the Textile Sector Pakistan’s textile industry, a key component of the economy and a full-spectrum value chain, is unravelling under... Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:21am
Opinion CPPs: govt must phase out ‘preferential’ treatment For decades, Pakistan’s energy landscape has been plagued by a growing reliance on captive power plants (CPPs).... Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am
Print No gas for CPPs as per IMF terms: MoC moves PM for reversal of decision ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has approached the Prime Minister for reversal of federal government’s decision to... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:47am
Editorials Captive power plants’ dilemma EDITORIAL: The energy sector is complex with intertwined linkages. Policymaking cannot separate power (electricity)... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance PTEA assails govt for disconnecting gas supply to CPPs ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has condemned the government’s decision to discontinue ... Published 26 Oct, 2024 05:55am
Business & Finance Suspension of gas supply to CPPs by 2025: KCCI expresses dismay over govt decision KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Jawed Bilwani, while expressing sheer... Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:45am
Business & Finance TMA raises concerns over govt plan to disconnect gas supply to CPPs KARACHI: The Towel Manufacturers Association (TMA) has voiced serious concerns about the government’s decision to... Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am
Business & Finance TMA raises concerns over govt plan to disconnect gas supply for CPPs KARACHI: The Towel Manufacturers Association (TMA) has voiced serious concerns about the government's decision to ... Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am
Print Commitment with IMF: CPPs: Gas disconnection process begins ISLAMABAD: The country’s both gas utility companies are said to have started the process to disconnect gas to... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 12:12pm
Print Processing industry: MoF seeks mechanism to avoid misuse of gas ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has reportedly sought a mechanism from the Petroleum Division which guarantees that the... Updated 09 Sep, 2024 09:08am
Print CPPs more efficient than IPPs, KE: Jam ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan is said to have come forward to rescue over 100 Captive Power Plants... Updated 12 Jul, 2024 09:04am
Opinion Safeguard industrial efficiency The government’s recent contemplation of cutting off gas supply to industrial captive power plants (CPPs) while... Updated 27 May, 2024 07:00am
Markets Clarification ISLAMABAD: This is with reference to a news captioned “Rs67bn loss caused thru misuse of subsidized RLNG for... Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am
Markets ‘Pay Rs11.582bn against RLNG supplies’: SSGCL urges PD to get approval of KE’s pending subsidy ISLAMABAD: Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) has requested Petroleum Division to get approval of KE’s... Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am
Print Gas diversion from CPPs: meeting to be held today ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Dr Miftah Ismail has convened a meeting of the committee on Tuesday (today) tasked to... Updated 21 Jun, 2022 09:58am
Business & Finance PTEA urges govt to restore RLNG supplies to CPPs FAISALABAD: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has urged the government to immediately restore RLNG... Published 07 Jun, 2022 07:34am
Print Gas supply to power sector increased by 71pc ISLAMABAD: The federal government has altered gas management plan to increase gas supply to power sector by 71 per... Updated 29 Dec, 2021 10:29am