Author: Khalid

This article traces the development of wind energy. From ancient times when windmills were used to grind flour, through to modern-day turbines standing hundreds of meters tall and providing electricity to thousands of homes. How have we got here? Read on. The Early Years For more than two thousand years, people have used wind power….

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The summary has been sent to the federal government for final approval following NEPRA’s nod The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Friday approved a hike in the power tariff by Rs3.21per unit, enabling Ex-WAPDA Discos (XWDISCOSs) to collect an additional Rs94 billion from consumers. NEPRA increased the power tariff on account of quarterly…

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Tax harmonization in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is crucial to prevent misuse of the government’s tax incentives and support for sustainable development of indigenous businesses, said Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, Joint Executive Director, of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute. Dr. Ahmad was speaking at a public-private dialogue on “Business Regulatory Environment in newly merged districts, Khyber-Pakhtun­khwa” organized here by…

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Thar Energy Limited (TEL) would achieve commercial operation of its 330MW mine-mouth Thar-coal-based power complex on Saturday, October 1, 2022, a bourse filing said. TEL is a joint venture between the Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO), Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC), and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), formed for the purpose of establishing a 330…

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The power sector’s poor performance is not only multiplying tariffs for end-consumers but also feeding the monster of the ‘circular debt’ that now stands at around Rs2.253 trillion, the national power regulator said in a report on Friday. The sector is equally failing in generation, transmission, and supply. According to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority…

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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday, after hearing the petitions of sate-run distribution companies (Discos) and K-Electric, hinted at allowing the Discos to charge an additional Rs0.20/unit from consumers while K-Electric is to return Rs4.87/unit to its clients for charging high in August 2022. On Thursday, the power regulator held public hearings…

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The government’s power regulator on Tuesday made up its mind to curtail rooftop solar customers’ perks by more than half by redesigning the Net Metering Regulations 2015. If the regulator makes the amendment, the credit rates to rooftop solar customers will be substantially reduced from current rates. The regulator wants to reduce the per unit…

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