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Govt mulls slashing solar net metering buyback rates by Rs10 per unit

Consumers are recovering solar panel installation costs within 18 months

Updated 26 Apr, 2024 12:06pm

Punjab govt to give 1kV solar system to 50,000 households

Orders her team to start pilot project

Published 22 Apr, 2024 11:39pm

Shanghai Electric Power pulls offer to buy stake in K-Electric

Deadline for making a firm offer for the K-Electric stake expired on April 20

Published 22 Apr, 2024 05:16pm

Electricity consumers to pay more for energy as NEPRA notifies Rs2.75 per unit hike

Will be recovered in a period of three months ie April to June 2024

Published 01 Apr, 2024 10:11pm

Electricity tariff may increase up to Rs5 per unit in July: economic journalist

He thinks there could be another increase before that

Published 26 Mar, 2024 12:00am

Another hike in electricity prices on the cards

CPPA asks for electricity price to be hiked by Rs5/unit

Published 19 Mar, 2024 09:40am

Hubco forecasts power demand will fall in 2024

Power demand in Pakistan plunged last year by nearly a sixth

Published 05 Mar, 2024 06:42pm

Power Division refutes reports on handing over DISCOs control to army

Clarifies management of DISCOs were not being handed over to another entity

Published 12 Jan, 2024 05:42pm

Pakistan Army officers to monitor power distribution companies

Finance division has opposed the proposal, saying it will further destroy governance

Published 09 Jan, 2024 11:28am

Electricity ‘load management’ to hit Islamabad and Peshawar

IESCO and PESCO attribute issue to low supply

Updated 01 Jan, 2024 12:57pm

Electricity supply to parts of Pakistan suspended

Transmission lines tripped after blast in a transformer in Kashmore’s Guddu Power Plant

Updated 31 Dec, 2023 12:31pm

Winter sparks energy crisis in Pakistan as costs go up

The loadshedding in recent days was actually caused by fog

Published 27 Dec, 2023 09:02pm

Increase in hydel electricity to bring relief to consumers

Rs50 billion have been saved this year

Published 19 Oct, 2023 03:30pm

Mardan declared as load-shedding free area

Federal Secretary for Power Division decided to shut the suspension of the power supply in the areas where electricity stealing ended

Published 19 Oct, 2023 11:17am

Power Division gives nod to tariff hike for KE consumers

Consumers slapped with Rs4.45 hike surcharge

Updated 06 Oct, 2023 08:13pm

Monthly inflation rising by 4% to 31.4% in September

Across the board increase in prices of essential food items

Updated 03 Oct, 2023 08:24am

Petrol prices likely to fall on Oct 1

Commerce minister hopeful of ‘good news’ on petrol prices on Oct 1

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 07:43pm

Nepra seeks Rs3.28 per unit hike in tariff for Oct-March bills

Proposal, which is made under quarterly adjustment, will also be applicable on KE consumers

Published 23 Sep, 2023 12:59am

Interim govt soon to announce changes in gas prices, says minister

Muhammad Ali cites govt recovered Rs6b in 10 days after crackdown on power thieves

Updated 21 Sep, 2023 08:46pm

Another electricity price hike in the offing

CPPA's recommendations could lead to an increase in Rs1.83 per unit

Published 20 Sep, 2023 11:33am

Minister refutes reports of reduction in solar net metering

Says govt will introduce incremental tariff for industrial users

Published 12 Sep, 2023 09:33am

Police caught stealing electricity in Punjab’s Jehanian

A Khidmatgar centre and license branch given direct connection from pole

Updated 11 Sep, 2023 05:37pm

Crackdown finds 8 million units of electricity being stolen

The crackdown began on September 7

Published 11 Sep, 2023 02:23pm

Power breakdown leaves many parts of Karachi in darkness

More than 10 stations of K-Electric shut down

Updated 09 Sep, 2023 10:35pm

Crackdown on defaulters, power thieves in the offing

Interim PM Kakar directs finance minister to devise effective strategy for economic stability

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 07:27pm

India steps up coal use to stop outages triggered by unusually dry weather

During higher demand for coal, power plants have slashed imports by 24%

Published 04 Sep, 2023 09:48am

Govt readies relief plan for inflated electricity bills

But IMF nod still needed to make it possible

Published 04 Sep, 2023 01:30am

JI to stage sit-in outside governor houses against high electricity bills

Chief Sirajul Haq says protest against ‘wrong decisions’ of govt will continue

Published 03 Sep, 2023 07:21pm

Kakar denies reports of downplaying protests against exorbitant power bills

Interim PM says he is willing to pay fine to protesters if he used words like ‘wheel, jam, strike’

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 11:12pm

JI temporarily calls off protest against inflated power bills

Says new strategy will be announced on Sunday if demands are not met by midnight

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 08:13pm