The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has indicated a possible reduction of Rs1.80 per unit in electricity prices under the Quarterly Tariff Adjustment (QTA) for the quarter ending June 2025.
The proposed relief, if approved, could provide consumers across Pakistan with financial relief amounting to Rs53.393 billion.
The proposal was...
The Directorate of Customs Post Clearance Audit has validated the allegations of large-scale money laundering involving 13 companies that imported solar panels.
The Customs Adjudication Collectorate imposed a massive penalty of Rs111 billion on these companies for bringing in fake solar panel shipments. According to Shiraz Ahmed, Director Post Clearance...
The Power Division is making another attempt to convince the federal cabinet to curtail returns on solar net metering and remove electricity duty on consumer bills being resisted by the provinces.
Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Power Minister Awais Leghari said he would be presenting a revised plan...
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Division (EAD) expressed concern on Wednesday over the privatisation of profit-making power distribution companies (Discos) and the financial loss incurred from generating surplus electricity.
The committee, chaired by MNA Muhammad Atif, also reprimanded the National Highway Authority (NHA) for the absence of its chairman...
Petrol and diesel prices are expected to rise by up to Rs6.60 per litre (2.5%) for the next fortnight starting July 16, 2025, according to estimates by the petroleum industry.
The projected hike includes a Rs6.60 per litre increase in petrol prices and a Rs5.27 per litre (1.9%) rise in...
Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, has announced that the Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market (CTBCM) will enter its final implementation phase within the next two months.
The Minister made this statement during a meeting with a high-level World Bank delegation, led by Ousmane Dione, the Regional...
Confirming widespread overbilling and subsequent punitive action against relevant electricity officials in Lahore following a probe ordered by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Power Division on Monday said the federal government cannot abolish electricity duty — as announced by the power minister — without the consent of the provincial...
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday conducted a detailed review of audit objections related to the Ministry of Energy, with a focus on independent power producers (IPPs), rising electricity costs, incomplete development schemes and excessive load-shedding.
Officials from the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G) briefed the committee on a...
Electricity tariffs for consumers of all distribution companies (Discos), including K-Electric, are likely to decrease by Rs1.51 per unit for three months due to lower capacity charges, driven by reduced interest and exchange rates and revisions in power purchase contracts with both public and independent power producers (IPPs).
The National...
