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ECC approves ‘winter package’: Eligible consumers to pay Rs26.07/kWh tariff

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved a three-month winter...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 09:26am

Markets

Pakistan’s power generation increases in October as cost surges

Power generation in Pakistan stood at 10,262 GWh (13,793 MW) in October 2024, an increase of over 7% YoY compared to...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 03:20pm

Markets

LESCO says 1933 feeders exempted from load-shedding

LAHORE: In a significant move to optimize power distribution, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has ...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

Oct FCA: CPPA-G seeks Rs1.0159/unit negative adjustment

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency–Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought negative adjustment of Rs 1.0159 per...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:04pm

Markets

PM announces power relief ‘winter package’

ISLAMABAD: At a time when electricity bills had become exorbitant and seemed to have reached a breaking point, Prime...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Opinion

Power crisis and the way forward

IPPs (independent power producers) were created under Government’s power policies, which were promulgated over the...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:27am

15 sectors contribute 62.4pc of domestic sales tax revenue

ISLAMABAD: A significant 62.4 percent of the domestic sales tax revenue was contributed by 15 sectors including...

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:38am

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

Power consumption boost: ‘Winter package’ in limbo as conflicting claims about IMF assent emerge

ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s proposed ‘Winter Package 2024’ to enhance electricity consumption in winter...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 09:25am

Renegotiating or terminating contracts with IPPs: up to Rs300bn annual saving expected

This is projected to result in a reduction of Rs 2-3 per unit in electricity tariffs

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 11:37am

BR Research

Electricity tariffs go down… at the PBS

Electricity consumers in Pakistan paid less this year in October than a year ago. And only 5 percent higher than...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:32am

KP govt signs deal to establish own power transmission line

PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa signed an agreement with a private sector company to establish its...

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 09:29am

Opinion

Solar showdown: the untold power play behind Pakistan’s energy revolution—II

Residential net metered solarization, Considering that the domestic net-metered solar systems are contributing only...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 04:11pm

Opinion

Solar showdown: the untold power play behind Pakistan’s energy revolution—I

In Pakistan, significant emphasis is placed on net-metered solarization, with the reduction in energy demand often...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 08:16am

CASA-1000: World Bank mission due today to remove bottlenecks

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) is to despatch its Implementation Support Mission to Islamabad and Lahore for the...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 09:31am

Move aimed at raising power consumption: PD giving final touches to ‘winter package’

ISLAMABAD: Power Division is said to be giving final touches to the ‘Winter Package 2024’ to increase electricity...

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 08:40am

July FCA: KE allowed Rs3/unit tariff hike

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased KE’s tariff by Rs 3 per unit under...

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 08:39am

Contracts with 8 more IPPs renegotiated, NA told

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Friday that contracts with eight additional independent power...

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 12:26pm

BR Research

Power play: Boosting the grid for a renewable future

In Pakistan’s power sector, there has been overinvestment in baseload power plants, while matching investment in...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 09:07am

Opinion

The power sector challenges

Due to a significant economic downturn and resentments in public, the government had no choice but to implement...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:02am

Editorials

IPPs: a slippery situation?

EDITORIAL: Negotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are progressing. Following the termination of...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:39am

MoF unwilling to legalise revenue-based load shedding

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) is reportedly unwilling to support Power Division’s plan to legalise...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:58am

Disco applicable rates: Govt set to provide power to SEZs

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to provide electricity to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) at the same rates which...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:03am

Opinion

Net metering: Balancing the scales—IV

As we concluded in the previous part of this essay, renegotiating the power purchase agreements is difficult, if not...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 07:07am

Markets

Nepra approves generation tariff for KE

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved generation tariff of K-Electric (KE)...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:24am

Opinion

Net metering: Balancing the scales—III

One frequent option often advocated to address the issue of growing power rates for all consumers, particularly...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 08:36am

Opinion

Net metering: Balancing the scales—II

In the previous piece of this essay, we observed that although there are fuel cost savings of 6.29% when we utilise...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:51am

Opinion

Net metering: Balancing the scales—I

Potential promises of clean, sustainable, and long-term cost-saving alternatives have dominated the discussion about...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

Opinion

Electricity market stuck in limbo

Pakistan’s electricity sector reform has been a topic of discussion for over three decades, with the ambition to...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

BR Research

Petroleum Levy target: A Rs215 billion cut

The IMF Article IV Report detailing the contours of Pakistan’s latest Extended Financing Facility (EFF) is finally...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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