Petroleum dealers on Saturday warned the government of a countrywide strike if the latter tried to railroad the proposed oil sector deregulation plan without bringing them and other stakeholders on board, The News has learnt. “We will reject the decision, if taken behind our back,” said Abdul Sami Khan, Chairman Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA), at a ceremony. “It is…
Read MoreDay: September 11, 2022
KE Exploitation
WITH K-Electric’s (KE) move to increase per-unit charges and the failure of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) in not finding anything wrong with it, new fuel adjustment charges have added to the worries of the people of Karachi. The KE has only increased its customers’ anxiety and mental agony as it levied fuel adjustment charges on units consumed…
Read MoreNEPRA unveils Rs4.11/unit cut in KE tariff for Sept
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has announced a deduction of Rs4.11 per unit in power tariff for K-Electric consumers in electricity bills for September. According to a notification, the decline in tariff was made under fuel adjustment charges and the K-Electric consumers will get a relief of Rs4.11 per unit in September. The lifeline consumers of the power…
Read MorePSO urges Power Div to revisit furnace oil demands
Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has urged Power Division to revisit furnace oil demand for the month of October 2022, keeping in view considerable variance in demand and upliftment in September 2022, well informed sources told Business Recorder. PSO, in its three letters written in May, June, July and August 2022, had firmed up its supply plan in line with Ministry of…
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