Electricity

Govt plans 1.86 million new electricity connections across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The government has announced to provide electricity to 15,352 villages across Pakistan in the… Read More

2 months ago

Budget 2025-26: Gas, electricity prices expected to increase from July 1

ISLAMABAD: The upcoming federal budget for the FY2025-26 is likely to bring a significant hike… Read More

2 months ago

Electricity prices likely to drop further in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to refund excess payments made by electricity consumers in… Read More

5 months ago

NEPRA reduces electricity tariffs by Rs3 per unit under FCA

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has reduced the power tariff by up… Read More

5 months ago

Electricity security deposit likely to go up by over 200pc

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan is set to impose another burden on electricity consumers by… Read More

6 months ago

Questions raised on NPCC for purchasing expensive electricity

KARACHI: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) raised questions on the National Power Control Centre (NPCC)… Read More

7 months ago

Govt to release all JI workers as anti-inflation sit-in enters third day

RAWALPINDI: The federal government on Sunday decided to release all detained workers of Jamat-e-Islami (JI)… Read More

1 year ago

Punjab’s solar panel scheme: Check out if you qualify?

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz-led government approved the “Roshan Gharana" programme under which solar… Read More

1 year ago

Pakistan power crisis deepened by mountain tourism

In the mountainous valleys of Pakistan, 18-hour daily power cuts have meant local teacher Aniqa… Read More

1 year ago

Nepra okays another Rs3.33 per unit hike in power tariff

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved an increase of Rs3.3 per… Read More

1 year ago

Electricity bills to surge as govt set to privatize Discos

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has finalised plan to privatize profit-making power distribution companies (Discos), ARY… Read More

1 year ago

Parts of Karachi without electricity after heavy rain

KARACHI: Heavy rain coupled with thunder and lightning Saturday night wreaked havoc in parts of… Read More

2 years ago

Punjab ‘faces’ electricity, gas shortage

LAHORE: Different parts of Punjab including the provincial capital of Lahore, are facing electricity and… Read More

2 years ago

LESCO recovers Rs 1.65b from defaulters

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), in collaboration with Tehsildars (Recovery), has recovered more… Read More

2 years ago

Britain to pay homes to use less electricity

Britain’s National Grid will implement its scheme to pay homes to cut electricity use and… Read More

2 years ago

India aims to trade electricity with Southeast Asia

India is considering trading power with Southeast Asian countries through Myanmar and Thailand, five sources… Read More

2 years ago

NEPRA approves Rs3.39 per unit additional surcharge for electricity

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Monday allowed electricity distribution companies to… Read More

2 years ago

Pakistan-IMF agreement: Govt agrees on raising electricity, gas prices

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has agreed to raise prices of electricity and gas as Pakistan… Read More

2 years ago

Power breakdown: Energy minister gives restoration time

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan has asserted that the power supply across the… Read More

3 years ago

France exports electricity to its European neighbours again

For the first time in months, France is a net exporter of electricity as a… Read More

3 years ago