IESCO Issues Temporary Power Shutdowns Schedule

    By NewzTodays Editorial Team | October 14, 2025

    Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has issued the schedule for temporary power shutdowns under its Annual System Maintenance Program for the maintenance and balancing of power distribution infrastructure. Read More: How to Check and Pay IESCO Bill Online According to the IESCO spokesperson, maintenance and balancing work will be carried out on over 114 grid…

    MARI Plans Mineral Expansion With Global Partners

    By Salman Khan | October 14, 2025

    Mari Energies Limited, one of the largest oil and gas producers in Pakistan, is holding discussions with global mining firms Rio Tinto and BHP to attract foreign investment. As per the details shared during a briefing attended by brokerage firm AKD Securities, the company is conducting geological surveys in partnership with international collaborators. This initiative…

    LESCO Introduces Online Verification for Connections

    By Salman Khan | October 13, 2025

    Lahore Electric Supply Company has announced a stricter procedure for obtaining new electricity connections across all categories of consumers. According to official sources, online verification of the test report has been made mandatory for domestic, commercial, industrial, and tube well connections. Each test report will be verified by the Electric Inspector, while LESCO new connection…

    Refinery Output Rises 12.6% in September on HSD Gains

    By NewzTodays Editorial Team | October 13, 2025

    Pakistan’s refinery production increased 12.6% month-on-month in September 2025 to 822,000 tons. This is driven by higher diesel output, though year-on-year production declined 4.1%, according to data compiled by Arif Habib Limited. The latest “Refinery Upliftment” report showed that High-Speed Diesel (HSD) was the key growth driver. It surged 33.1% from August to 477,000 tons.Refineries…

    NEECA Initiates Dialogue on Smarter Buildings, Smarter Energy

    By NewzTodays Editorial Team | October 10, 2025

    Islamabad — The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA) convened the latest edition of its Conservation Conversations series on “Smarter Buildings, Smarter Energy” at the National Incubation Center, Islamabad. The dialogue brought together policymakers, architects, engineers, urban planners, and private-sector innovators to discuss how Pakistan can make its buildings more energy-efficient through smarter cooling,…

    Oil Prices Steady as Hamas and Israel Agree to Ceasefire

    By NewzTodays Editorial Team | October 10, 2025

    Global oil prices stabilized Friday after Israel and Hamas had agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire which has been seen as the first step toward ending the Gaza war. Oil prices witnessed a little changed in early Asian trade on Friday after losing over 1% in the previous session. The market’s war risk premium faded following…

    Nepra Imposes Rs25M Fine on KE

    By NewzTodays Editorial Team | October 9, 2025

    The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), has imposed Rs25 million fine on K-Electric Limited (KE) over nationwide power breakdown of January 23, 2023.  KE is alleged for a failure to perform system restoration duties and comply with grid operation standards following the nationwide power breakdown of January 23, 2023. In an order issued on…

    Saudi Investor Signs Deal to Acquire Majority Stakes in KE

    By NewzTodays Editorial Team | October 9, 2025

    Saudi Investor Prince Mansour Bin Mohammed Al Saud has Signed a landmark deal to acquire majority Stake in K-Electric after Chinese firm had annulled its plan. Earlier, Shanghai Electric Power has scrapped its long-delayed plan to acquire K-Electric. The Chinese power had termed Pakistan’s regulatory bottlenecks and shifting business environment as key hurdles in the…

    Mangla Dam filled to maximum Level

    By NewzTodays Editorial Team | October 9, 2025

    Mangla Dam, the biggest reservoir in terms of water storage in Pakistan, today filled to its maximum conservation level of 1242 feet above mean sea level. As much as 7.277 MAF of useable water is available in the reservoir. With this development, all three reservoirs i.e. Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma are filled to their maximum…

    SNGPL Targets 0.3M RLNG Based Connections: MD SNGPL

    By NewzTodays Editorial Team | October 8, 2025

    MD Sui Northern Amer Tufail on Wednesday said that Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) has targeted 0.3 million gas connections this year. He said that the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has removed a ban on domestic gas connections. This year’s target is 300,000 gas connections and the company will provide 600,000 domestic gas connections next…