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Business & Economy Published 15 Mar, 2025 01:00pm

Govt to refund extra charges to electricity consumers

CPPA has filed a request for the monthly fuel adjustment for February

Business & Economy Updated 04 Mar, 2025 08:03pm

Pakistan-IMF talks enter crucial phase, details sought on losses in SOEs

Negotiations between the IMF mission and the government to continue until March 15

Business & Economy Published 03 Mar, 2025 11:07am

Government drops plan to shift electricity tariff rebasing date after IMF rejection

Finance ministry raised no objections to Power Division’s proposal: sources

Business & Economy Published 02 Feb, 2025 10:28am

Big decrease in electricity prices for consumers soon

Renegotiation with IPPS is anticipated to yield significant savings

Business & Economy Updated 18 Jan, 2025 05:16pm

Power consumers to get back Rs1.03 from DISCOs

Nuclear sources accounted for 26.48% of Pakistan electricity generation

Business & Economy Published 31 Dec, 2024 11:55am

Govt set to privatize three DISCOs including Islamabad

PM Sharif expressed concerns over delays in appointing CEOs for the DISCOs in recent meeting

Pakistan Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:00am

Minister Abdul Aleem Khan says privatization aims to ease financial burden on national treasury

Khan noted that recent reforms have made privatization of PIA feasible and appealing

Business & Economy Published 06 Dec, 2024 09:03am

Nepra approves Rs1.96 per unit ‘positive adjustment’ in quarterly tariff

This adjustment aims to recover an additional Rs1.187 billion

Pakistan Published 25 Oct, 2024 09:54am

Relief for electricity consumers as NEPRA decides on negative Fuel Charges Adjustment

Decision follows a request from the CPPA-G

Business & Economy Published 23 Oct, 2024 10:55am

Consumers likely to get relief of Rs0.70 per unit on electricity bills for September

This will be the third straight month that FCAs remain negative

Business & Economy Published 22 Sep, 2024 12:43am

Deputy PM Dar vows to address governance issue in DISCOs

Presides over meeting of chairpersons of DISCOs’ boards of directors

▶️ Business & Economy Updated 15 Sep, 2024 06:50pm

Essential Services Act enforced to counter protests against privatisation of Discos

Government enacts Act for all power sector entities for six months

Business & Economy Published 26 Aug, 2024 04:01pm

Power companies seek to collect Rs46.99 billion from consumers

Officials attribute the demand to increased capacity charges

Business & Economy Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:16am

ADB: Up to 70% of population in Pakistan fails to pay electricity bills

The report stated that only privatized K-Electric company was financially sustainable in Pakistan

Business & Economy Published 26 Jul, 2024 11:20pm

CPPA seeks Rs2.63 per unit increase in tariff for June

Power regulator will hold public hearing on July 31

Pakistan Published 21 Jul, 2024 03:20pm

Stakeholders suggest shortening excess unit duration for solar power consumers

The duration is currently at three months but could be decreased to one month

Business & Economy Published 21 Jun, 2024 07:17pm

Government gives nod to reconstituting boards of nine DISCOs

LESCO, FESCO, MEPCO, GEPCO, and IESCO among nine DISCOs

Business & Economy Published 21 Jun, 2024 02:33pm

Govt announces fixed charges for electricity consumers

Households will pay upto Rs1,000 per month

Business & Economy Published 04 Apr, 2024 07:53pm

DISCOs including K-Electric fined for over load-shedding

NEPRA imposes fine after completion of investigation into issue

Business & Economy Published 28 Jan, 2024 11:33am

Power companies set to shift tax burden on public

A court decision has made DISCOs liable to more taxes

Business & Economy Published 12 Jan, 2024 05:42pm

Power Division refutes reports on handing over DISCOs control to army

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

Pakistan Published 09 Jan, 2024 11:28am

Pakistan Army officers to monitor power distribution companies

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

Business & Economy Updated 04 Dec, 2023 08:39pm

NEPRA decides to take action against electricity distribution companies over excessive bills

Authority says Discos billing cycle were ranged from more than 30 days to 40 days

Business & Economy Published 10 Nov, 2023 02:35pm

Electricity tariff for Karachi consumers likely to be raised

The July-September adjustment will also be applicable to electric consumers.

Business & Economy Updated 29 Apr, 2022 01:03pm

Fuel shortage leading to load shedding: Dastagir's first briefing

Energy minister hopes there will be zero loadshedding in next 10 days

Business & Economy Published 16 Apr, 2022 10:45am

NEPRA increases DISCOs tariff by Rs4.85 per unit for February

Authority observes that energy from costlier RFO based power plants was generated to the tune of over Rs11.301 b in Feb

Pakistan Published 05 Apr, 2022 11:24am

NEPRA gives nod to increase in KE tariff by Rs1.29 per unit for Feb

KE had sought an increase of Rs3.45 per unit for Feb under FCA on the basis of fuel cost data to recover Rs3.950b from consumers

Pakistan Published 14 Mar, 2022 08:40am

ECC ‘all set to clear’ CPEC IPPs dues with approval of worth Rs50b revolving account

Power Division has requested Finance Division to provide government guarantee for the credit line facility

Business Published 11 Mar, 2022 08:43am

NEPRA okays increase in base tariffs for DISCOs, KE

Gives green signal to up to Rs 0.95 per unit for unprotected domestic consumers in the name of subsidy reforms

Business Published 20 Feb, 2022 10:22am

Consumers may receive electric shock

Govt planning to increase electricity prices by Rs6.10 per unit for consumers of power Discos for January 2022 under fuel charges adjustment mechanism