Tue, 21-Oct-2025

India’s GDP growth plunges to 4.5% in 2nd quarter

India’s GDP growth plunges to 4.5% in 2nd quarter

India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth has slipped to a 26-quarter low of 4.5 per cent in the second quarter (July-September) of the current fiscal, data released by National Statistical Office (NSO). The GDP growth rate has now slowed for the sixth consecutive quarter with the previous low recorded at 4.3 per cent in March … Read more

Good news for electricity consumers

NEPRA reduces power tariff by 9 paisa per unit

NEPRA have reduced CPPA market operator fees. NEPRA has issued a decision on the market operating fee for CPPA 2018-19, while also allowing CPPA to receive Rs 39 crore from consumers in terms of market operating fees. CPPA was earlier receiving more than Rs 45 crore in terms of market operating fees, while CPPA had … Read more

NEPRA increase electricity price

NEPRA

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) issued the notifications to increase and decrease of prices. NEPRA increased Rs. 1 and 78 paisa because of fuel price adjustment in July while Rs. 13 paisa will be decreased after the fuel price adjustment in June. According to the notification price per unit will be increased by a … Read more

Minister of Power addresses a press conference

Minister defends power tariff hike, slams PML-N for ‘keeping prices unchanged’

Minister of Power Omer Ayub Khan said on Thursday the recent hike in power tariff will have no bearing on 75 per cent of the domestic consumers. Speaking at a news conference in the federal capital, he said the increase will fetch a revenue of Rs80 billion. Slamming the previous PML-N government, the minister said … Read more

Power tariff likely to increase by Rs1.86

Power tariff likely to go up by Rs1.86 per unit

Power tariff is expected to go up as the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has requested the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to jack up electricity rates by Rs1.86 paisa on account of fuel price adjustment. If granted, the increase in power rates will be for a month on account of fuel price adjustment … Read more

Load shedding in Karachi, duration exceeds 10 hours

Sindh CM

The demand of electricity has reached 3200 MW as the heat intensity increases in coastal city of Pakistan. The power outage in many areas of Karachi have exceeded for more than 10 hours. According to a statement of spokes person of K-Electric, load management would be necessary if short fall remains above 200 MW. Karachi … Read more

Sindh: Government to set up grid company to improve supply

NEPRA Seeks Clarification From Power Companies On Load Shedding

The Sindh government has decided to set up its own company for the transmission of electricity in the province. It has been stated that NEPRA has decided to hold a public hearing at the request of the provincial government. After a public hearing on September 4, the final decision regarding the licensing of the provincial … Read more