APPMA opposes approval of Rs68bn write-off claims of KE ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Processing Mills Association (APPMA) has strongly opposed approval of Rs 68 billion... Updated 22 Nov, 2024 08:36am
Print NJHPP shutdown, Kanupp debt re-profiling: Consumers deprived of Rs60bn benefit: Nepra ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday said the projected financial... Updated 21 Nov, 2024 09:22am
Print Status of Cat-III wind projects: KE requests PPIB to seek feedback from NTDC ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has requested Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) to seek feedback from National... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:57am
Print ZRI consumers in LIEDA: PD under fire over ‘AMR’ meter ‘impasse’ ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the Power... Updated 17 Nov, 2024 02:16pm
Print Nepra warns Discos and KE: ‘Resolve overbilling issue or face legal action’ ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has warned Discos and K-Electric to resolve... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:05pm
Editorials Legal action against Discos? EDITORIAL: How on earth is Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority), a public sector entity, going to... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:17am
Opinion Decentralising power: a provincial pathway for Pakistan’s energy future Pakistan’s energy sector is at a crossroads, with a decades-long struggle to privatise its Distribution Companies... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:16am
Print IPPs talks and power sector: Minister to brief IMF team today ISLAMABAD: Power Division’s team led by Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari is to give a detailed... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 02:55pm
BR Research Addressing thefts and losses in Discos Reportedly, the energy regulator NEPRA is initiating legal action against DISCOs due to their deteriorating... Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:44am
Print EV charging tariff delay: Govt apathy hits investors and consumers ISLAMABAD: The government’s apathy towards determination of new tariff to set up Electric Vehicles (EVs) charging... Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:23am
Print DFIs having interests in IPPs move Nepra Development Finance Institutions confirms opting for term SOFR+CAS as the base rate for replacement of London Interbank Offered Rate Updated 13 Nov, 2024 09:24am
Print Power Division fails to deliver on PMO’s tasks ISLAMABAD: Power Division is said to have failed to comply with majority of tasks including establishment of... Updated 13 Nov, 2024 10:43am
Print T&D losses amassed: Nepra to sue Discos for Rs276bn circular debt ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has decided to initiate legal action against the... Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:09am
Print CCP for sell-off of Discos or exploring PPPs Competition Commission of Pakistan report says DISCOs facing high distribution losses, revenue leakages, low bill recovery rates, widespread electricity theft, and supply constraints Updated 11 Nov, 2024 02:39pm
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
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
Business & Finance From FY17-23: Nepra questions KE’s Rs68bn write-off claims ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised over a dozen questions on KE’s... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:37am
Print ‘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
Business & Finance Discos’ FCAs for Sept: Nepra approves Rs1.27 per unit negative adjustment ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved negative adjustment of Rs1.27 per... Updated 07 Nov, 2024 08:44am
Print Recovery of Rs8.718bn from consumers: Discos seek 48 paisas positive adjustment for Q1 ISLAMABAD: Power Distribution Companies (Discos) have sought positive adjustment of paisa 48 per unit to recover... Updated 07 Nov, 2024 09:21am
Print 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
Print Infighting in Nepra worsens ISLAMABAD: Internal fighting in the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), the power regulator, has... Updated 06 Nov, 2024 08:25am
Print August FCA: Nepra approves over 40 paisas provisional positive adjustment for KE ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved provisional positive adjustment of... Updated 06 Nov, 2024 09:05am
Print Negotiations with IPPs: Nepra voices concerns about ‘key’ factors Concerns raised during public hearing on the provisional Fuel Charges Adjustment for K-Electric for September 2024 Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:39am
Opinion Who truly own the IPPs? The Pakistan power system is ever in the news – unfortunately, always in the negative sense. The power tariffs are... Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:50am
Print Fuel adjustments on QTAs, FCAs: Nepra explains how positive financial impact will be reversed ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) said on Wednesday the positive financial impact... Updated 31 Oct, 2024 03:06pm
Print IPPs running on baggasse: CPPA-G set to propose cut in fuel charges ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) is all set to propose reduction in fuel charges... Updated 30 Oct, 2024 03:44pm
Print Nepra says ‘no’ to economic load management ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has reportedly rejected proposed amendments in legal... Updated 29 Oct, 2024 09:20am
Opinion Cost of misguided energy policies “Elimination of captive power from the gas sector” has been committed to the IMF as a structural benchmark to be... Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:48am
Print 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
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