ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s oil refining sector is unhappy with the government’s move to hire a new local law firm to review the implementation of a policy and Joint Escrow Account Agreement aimed at upgrading the country’s ageing refineries, saying it will cause further delays and uncertainty. The Petroleum Division, in a letter dated Dec. 25, 2023, told the local refineries that…
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Govt mulls slashing power tariff for industries
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Energy Power and Petroleum Muhammad Ali on Tuesday said the government was mulling to take a major step and cut electricity tariff for industries. Speaking to Geo News, Ali said the caretaker government was going to accomplish a couple of big tasks as they had five to six weeks left before the elected government could…
Read MoreHEC privatisation completed, IMS Engineering plans to upgrade and expand facility
ISLAMABAD: The government has concluded the privatisation of the Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC) after handing over the share certificates to the buyer M/S IMS Engineering (Pvt) Limited on Tuesday. In a final settlement of the Rs1.4 billion transaction, the buyer IMS Engineering has not only made full payment but has also taken over additional liabilities of Rs752 million payable to…
Read MorePetroleum consumption falls 15pc
KARACHI: The first half of FY24 ended on a dismal note for the petroleum sector due to a 15 per cent drop in sales of petroleum products to 7.686 million tonnes from nine million tonnes in the same period last fiscal year. Petrol sales posted a drop of 7pc to 3.57m tonnes during the July-December period from 3.83m tonnes in…
Read MoreNTDC Successfully Replaces Circuit Breaker at Guddu Switchyard
The technical teams at National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) have accomplished the replacement of a damaged circuit breaker at the 500 kV Guddu Switchyard. On the direction of NTDC management, additional staff was deployed to ensure the swift completion of replacement works. Moreover, NTDC has also successfully energized the 500kV Guddu-Muzaffargarh transmission line. The NTDC spokesman said that…
Read MoreS M Tanveer pledges FPCCI as truly representative apex body
Patron In-Chief of United Business Group (UBG) S M Tanveer extends warm congratulations to all UBG members across Pakistan for the monumental triumph achieved in the FPCCI Elections 2024-25, marked by a record-breaking historical margin. This victory stands as a testament to the unwavering commitment, tireless efforts, and wholehearted dedication of UBG members who tirelessly worked day and night to…
Read MoreFuel oil exports jump 116pc in first half as domestic demand slumps
KARACHI: Pakistan exported a record amount of fuel oil in the first half of the current financial year, surpassing the total exports of the previous year, as domestic demand plunged due to a shift to cleaner energy sources, data from the oil sector showed on Monday. The country exported around 600,000 tonnes of fuel oil from July to December 2023,…
Read MorePrivatisation of power plants urged
Policymakers seek to curb circular debt, note challenges in way of sell-off ISLAMABAD: As a major portion of Pakistan’s sovereign debt comprises loans of power sector, policymakers have stressed the importance of privatising state-owned electricity producers to rein in the runaway circular debt. They voiced serious concerns that a considerable amount of foreign loans were outstanding against the government power…
Read MoreSolar IPPs: Hike in benchmark competitive tariff proposed
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (M/o PD&SI) has proposed increase in benchmark competitive tariff of solar IPPs to Cents 5/kWh from Cents 3.4108/kWh determined by Nepra to replace costlier thermal power through large scale solar IPPs, well informed sources told Business Recorder. According to M/o PD&SI, power generation capacity of Pakistan has significantly increased in the last…
Read MoreIMF board to review Pakistan tranche on Jan 11
WASHINGTON/KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has included Pakistan on its Executive Board agenda for January 11, as reported on its updated website. During this meeting, the board is set to deliberate and potentially grant final approval for the disbursement of the next $700 million tranche under the existing $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). According to the IMF Executive Board…
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