ISLAMABAD, September 28, 2023: The Board of Directors of Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), in its meeting held on September 28, 2023, at Islamabad, announced the financial results for the year ended June 30, 2023, of fiscal year 2022-23. Net sales revenue clocked at Rs. 413.594 billion, translating to profit after tax of Rs. 224.617 billion, showing an…
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Pakistan owes $1.2bn to Chinese power producers
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday reported the outstanding payables to the Chinese power producers at around Rs360 billion (about $1.25bn) as it pleaded to charge Rs1.83 per unit additional cost from consumers of ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) in October. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), which held a public hearing on the request of the Central Power Purchasing Agency…
Read MoreAnother ‘electric shock’ in store for K-Electric consumers
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday approved up to Rs4.46 per unit increase in electricity rates for consumers of K-Electric for two months — October and November — to reduce the federal government’s subsidy payments to the Karachi-based utility, but withheld another 47 paise hike because of legal consequences. This is on top of another Rs3.28…
Read MoreFuel prices may finally come down after two months
ISLAMABAD: The prices of high-speed diesel (HSD) and petrol are estimated to be reduced by about Rs5-19 per litre for the Oct 1-15 period, in what could be the first decrease in two months, mainly because of the rupee’s appreciation. The prices of the two essential fuels were last cut in mid-July when petrol was reduced by Rs9 per litre to Rs253…
Read MorePakistan welcomes Russia LPG shipment
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received its first shipment of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) from Russia, Moscow’s embassy in Islamabad said on Tuesday, marking Islamabad’s second major Russian energy purchase. The shipment, which the embassy said was delivered with Iranian help, comes after Pakistan received its first-ever delivery of Russian crude under a deal struck between the two countries earlier this year.…
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