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By Aftab Ahmed | October 24, 2025
Company intensifies crackdown on gas theft as resource depletion accelerates. The Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd. (SSGC) has removed 662 illegal gas connections across Balochistan as part of its ongoing campaign against gas theft in its franchise areas of Sindh and Balochistan, the utility said in a statement. Read More: How To Get and Pay…
By Aftab Ahmed | October 23, 2025
Shehbaz Sharif unveils three-year electricity relief scheme; industrial tariff cut by up to Rs7.6 per unit to spur growth and exports. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced the Roshan Maeshat Power Package — a three-year concessional electricity initiative for Pakistan’s industrial and agricultural sectors — aimed at reducing production costs, boosting competitiveness, and accelerating…
By Aftab Ahmed | October 23, 2025
NEPRA’s tariff review cuts returns, tightening benchmarks likely to push Pakistan’s only privatized power utility back into losses. Topline analysts have said that K-Electric Ltd (KEL) faces a sharp deterioration in fundamentals following the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (NEPRA) revised multi-year tariff (MYT) determination, which slashed allowed returns and tightened operational benchmarks for the…
By Salman Khan | October 22, 2025
WAPDA has announced a two-month paid internship program for fresh graduates across Pakistan, aiming to provide valuable professional experience. Selected interns will gain hands-on exposure in engineering, IT, finance, and other essential sectors, developing practical skills relevant to growing infrastructure and energy industries. Step 1: Check Eligibility Step 2: Select Your Discipline Discipline Seats Electrical/Electronic…
By Salman Khan | October 21, 2025
Ali Pervaiz Malik, Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division), today delivered a keynote speech on “Pakistan’s Energy Transition and Critical Minerals Development: Unlocking New Frontiers for Global Partnership” at International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) 2025, held in Sydney. The Minister underscored Pakistan’s vast mineral potential and its unwavering commitment to forging a low-carbon and climate-resilient…
By Aftab Ahmed | October 21, 2025
K-electric management has said that revised tariff determination by Nepra will have far reaching consequences for KE and stakeholders, including consumers. In a statement and notice issued to Stock Exchange, KE said that the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued its decision on the motions for leave for review filed by various parties…
By Aftab Ahmed | October 21, 2025
Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is likely to post robust growth in earnings during 1QFY26, primarily due to reduction in finance cost and decent inventory gains. Board meeting of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is scheduled on October 28 to announce 1QFY26 results. Analysts expect PSO to post net earnings of Rs27.5 per share during 1QFY26 versus…
By Aftab Ahmed | October 20, 2025
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has reduced the electricity rate up to Rs 7 per unit for KE consumers. In a decision issued here, the power regulator has reduced the power tariff from Rs 39 to Rs 32 per unit under multiyear tariff that would hit the company. The power regulator maintains earlier decisions…
By Aftab Ahmed | October 20, 2025
Abdul Sami Khan, Chairman of the Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC), has cautioned that the Sindh Infrastructure Development Cess (IDC) imposed on petroleum imports threatens to paralyze the national oil supply chain. Read More: OMAP Protests Sindh Cess Deduction Without Price Adjustment Abdul Sami KhanChairman OCAC said in a letter to chief minister Sindh that…
By Salman Khan | October 18, 2025
Pakistan is preparing to hold its first-ever electricity auction in November 2025, marking a major transformation in the structure of the country’s power sector. The auction will operate under CTBCM, introducing a multi-buyer and multi-seller framework designed to ensure transparency and efficiency in electricity trading. The newly established Independent System and Market Operator will manage…