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Nuclear power dominates as Pakistan’s electricity generation increases 1% in December 2024

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 7,800 GWh (10,484 MW) in December 2024, an increase of 1% YoY compared to...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 06:55pm

CM says Thar coal most affordable source of power generation

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah stated that Thar Coal is the most affordable source of electricity...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:17am

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Power generation still struggling

Electricity generation in October 2024 at 10 billion units has made some mistakes for the demand finally turning a...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:03am

‘Economic resurgence’: govt spells out its achievements

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum Musadik Masood Malik on Thursday said Pakistan was heading towards the right...

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:38am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz announces immediate supply of 100MW electricity to Gilgit-Baltistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that Gilgit-Baltistan will receive 100 megawatts electricity...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 05:27pm

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Mahmood Textile Mills Limited

Mahmood Textile Mills Limited (PSX: MEHT) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1970. The...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:14am

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

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Power generation: New lows

Smack in the middle of all the chest thumping around Pakistan achieving macroeconomic “stability”, power generation...

Published 23 Sep, 2024 09:05am

Markets

Hydropower costlier than wind, solar power, claims study

KARACHI: The cost of hydropower generation is much higher than wind and solar as hydropower generation cost has...

Published 14 Aug, 2024 06:40am

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Power sector: The rut, the rot, the riot

April 2024 marked the 7th straight month of electricity generation going down year-on-year. Make it 19 out of the...

Published 23 May, 2024 08:14am

Pakistan

Water levels in Mangla, Tarbela dams better as compared to last year

LAHORE: Availability of water in both Mangla and Tarbela dams is far better than the last year, requiring immediate...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

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Power generation: The rut continues

For the sixth month running, electricity generation went down year-on-year, as March 2024 generation was recorded...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:55am

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Power generation: Paying more for less

Electricity generation in February 2024 went down 9 percent year-on-year to 6.9 billion units – marking the fifth...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 09:02am

Markets

YoY: Pakistan’s power generation cost jumps, generation dips in February

Cost of power generation in Pakistan was up 9% while generation dipped 8% in February 2024. The cost in February...

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 10:22pm

Discos’ tariffs for February: CPPA-G seeks Rs5 per unit positive adjustment

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought a positive adjustment of Rs5 per unit...

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 10:49am

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Power exercise: Very costly

Electricity generation in January 2023 went down 3 percent year-on-year to 7.9 billion units – marking a fourth...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 09:12am

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Power game: Too costly

December of 2017 had higher electricity generation than December of 2023. It is this bad. The 1HFY24 power...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 09:07am

Markets

Pakistan’s power generation cost declines over 8% in October

At a time of rising electricity bills, the cost of power generation in Pakistan saw a decline of over 8% in October...

Updated 21 Nov, 2023 09:46pm

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Power generation: Gradually inching up

The worst is behind us. All high frequency data points are increasingly pointing out that much. After LSM numbers...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 08:13am

Markets

Pakistan’s cost of power generation declines over 25% in September

Amid rising electricity bills, the cost of power generation in Pakistan registered a significant decline of over 25%...

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 09:59pm

Markets

Wapda provides 15.002bn units to national grid during Q1 2023-24

LAHORE: Fiscal year 2023-24 is turning out to be a good year for hydel electricity generation in Pakistan as Wapda...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am

Business & Finance

Agreements with IPPs the reason behind power crisis: Shaikhani

HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani has said...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 07:11am

Opinion

Handling the energy crisis

The relentless rise in electricity prices in Pakistan has taken a severe toll on domestic consumers, large-scale...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am

Markets

Pakistan’s power generation up nearly 5% year-on-year

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 14,839 GWh (19,945MW) in July 2023, up 4.9% as compared to the same...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 04:03pm

Markets

Pakistan expects Gulf investment in renewable sector: Dastgir

Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir on Monday said Pakistan expects investment from Gulf countries in the...

Updated 31 Jul, 2023 04:19pm

Markets

Pakistan’s power generation cost drops significantly in June

The total cost of generating electricity in the country decreased significantly by 35%, hitting Rs9.63 KWh in June...

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 09:39pm

Markets

NJHP to resume power generation by end-month

LAHORE: The 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project is all set to resume electricity generation by the end of this...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am

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Power generation: No respite

Pakistan’s national grid electricity generation fell by another 16 percent year-on-year in May 2023 –the second...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 09:09am

Basis for fixation of base tariff: Rupee could hit 325 mark vs dollar by June 2024: PD

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is said to have projected that Pak rupee could touch Rs 325 per US$ by June 2024,...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 09:03am

Pakistan

President HCSTSI congratulates new Mayor, Deputy Mayor

HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani while...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	278.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 29	6,039.31
Nasdaq / Jan 29	19,632.32
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 29	44,713.52
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,776.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,467.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,567.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,655.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 29	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 29	247,513
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,759.76
Diesel/Litre / Jan 30	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 30 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.26 ▲ 1 (12.11%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.52 ▲ 0.23 (10.04%)
Redco Textile / Jan 30 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 30 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.29 ▲ 1.3 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.48 ▲ 1.59 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 30 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Jan 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	873.29 ▲ 79.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 30 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.91 ▼ -0.97 (-12.31%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 30 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.21 ▼ -0.68 (-11.54%)
National Silk / Jan 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	45.35 ▼ -5.04 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 30 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 30 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.41 ▼ -2.45 (-8.49%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.60 ▼ -1.14 (-7.73%)
JS Investments / Jan 30 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	21.02 ▼ -1.74 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.13 ▼ -0.67 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,078,930 ▲ 2.48
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 30 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,126,010 ▲ 1.16
Bank Makramah / Jan 30 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,438,642 ▲ 0.23
Cnergyico PK / Jan 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,197,761 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,670,310 ▲ 0.13
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 30 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	25,413,292 ▲ 2.73
Dewan Motors / Jan 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,726,221 ▼ -1.63
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,794,723 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,308,955 ▲ 0.1

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