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KP govt hosts roadshow to showcase energy sector projects

PESHAWAR: The KP government in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) programme,...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Solar panels free of charge: Provincial govts’ move leaves policymakers scrambling

ISLAMABAD: The rampant import and installation of solar panels in the country, which is paying over Rs 2 trillion as...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 03:24pm

Markets

PM orders reduction in power tariffs

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to bring down the soaring electricity tariffs, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

Opinion

The Duck Curve challenge

As the world embraces the era of energy transition, Pakistan stands at a critical juncture where adopting a Just...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

Sindh minister says govt has unveiled comprehensive plan to address power challenges

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy, Planning and Development Syed Nasir Shah has said that, Sindh government is...

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 08:55am

BR Research

Power sector: Private Sector Participation is a must

Pakistan’s power sector is an enigma that continues to hold back the country’s economic potential. Despite...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 08:04am

BR Research

The costs of solar rush

The adaptation of solar energy in the electricity mix is happening in Pakistan at one of the fastest pace in the...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 08:35am

Markets

Expanding renewables: Kohat Cement installs 5.34 MW solar power plant

Kohat Cement Company Limited (KOHC) has installed and commissioned a 5.34 MW on-grid solar power plant. The cement...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 03:31pm

World

Skills shortage hobbles India’s clean energy aspirations

NEW DELHI: India’s ambitious plan to expand domestic manufacturing is coming up short in the solar industry which is...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 11:06am

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

Reon Energy, FrieslandCampina Engro sign solar partnership

KARACHI: FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited, a leader in Pakistan’s dairy industry, has announced a 3.4MW...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 07:25am

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

BR Research

Power generation: Rethink rooftop solar. Now!

In the midst of all the IPP “negotiations” and attempts to “reform” the power sector – the biggest problem in the...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 08:37am

Opinion

Net metering: Balancing the scales—V

To achieve a win-win solution for all stakeholders—solar users, non-solar consumers, utility companies, and the...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:26am

Markets

Power generation in Pakistan falls in September amid rising costs, shift to renewables

Power generation in Pakistan stood at 12,487 GWh (17,343 MW) in September 2024, a decline of over 6% YoY compared to...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 10:49pm

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

Sept FCAs: CPPA-G seeks 71 paisa per unit negative adjustment

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought negative adjustment of paisa 71 per...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:10am

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

Supplements

Over the past decade, Pakistan’s solar energy sector has seen significant growth

TEXT: 1. Can you provide an overview of the growth of the solar energy sector in Pakistan over the past decade? What...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Supplements

Intelligent Renewable Microgrid

TEXT: Game-changing technology for a more reliable, affordable and sustainable energy system In 2020, while...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Markets

Minister briefs French envoy on alternative energy projects

KARACHI: Minister of Energy, Development and Planning Sindh Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Thursday met French ...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am

Opinion

Solar energy — a partial fix

There are intense discussions in the energy industry about excess capacity, increasing electricity costs, and...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am

Opinion

The power struggle: navigating Pakistan’s energy crisis

Energy crisis, rising tariffs, IPPs, capacity payments! These words appear in Pakistani newspapers daily,...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:01am

Markets

No intention to tax imported solar panels, says Leghari

Federal Minister for Power Sardar Owais Ahmed Khan Leghari said the incumbent government has no intention to impose...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:26pm

Pakistan

KP govt to shift 1,000 madaris to solar energy

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to install free solar systems in more than 1000 madaris...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 07:01am

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

Perspectives

You should have seen it coming: solar surge in Karachi amid escalating energy costs

In Karachi, Pakistan’s largest metropolis, residents are increasingly turning to solar as a solution to soaring...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 12:11pm

Three solar PV projects: PPIB all set to extend LoIs for 12 months

ISLAMABAD: Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) is all set to extend Letters of Intent (LoIs) for 12...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:24pm

Markets

Chinese solar panels production to begin in Punjab by year end

LAHORE: A Chinese solar energy company is setting up a solar panel manufacturing plant in Punjab and the...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Perspectives

Microfinance solar loans: for Pakistan, this can be a sustainable road ahead

There is an urgent need to address climate change and it has become increasingly clear. With it, the importance of...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 08:23pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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