Category: power sector

Nepra Approves Rs77.4bn Investment Plans for Three Discos, Slashes Proposed Outlay by 39%

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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved five-year Distribution Investment Plans (2025–2029) worth Rs77.443 billion for three power distribution companies, significantly reducing their originally proposed investments by about 39%. The approved plans cover Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco), Quetta Electric Supply Company (Qesco), and Tribal Areas Electric Supply Company (Tesco), against a combined demand of approximately Rs127 billion. The regulator emphasized a cautious and disciplined approach, subjecting all proposals to rigorous technical, financial, and prudency evaluations. Gepco, which initially sought Rs100.612 billion and later revised it to…

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Solar Net Metering Shields Pakistan from Daytime Blackouts Amid Deepening Energy Crisis

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ISLAMABAD: Solar net metering has emerged as a critical buffer against daytime power outages in Pakistan, helping the country navigate one of its most severe energy crises driven by fuel shortages and reduced hydropower generation. Despite a widening electricity shortfall, authorities have managed to avoid daytime loadshedding largely due to the growing contribution of distributed solar systems. With an estimated 8,000MW of installed net-metered capacity, solar users are injecting over 2,000MW into the grid during daylight hours—effectively saving the country from nearly four additional hours of loadshedding. Federal Minister for…

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KARACHI’S POWER SHOCK: RISKING PAKISTAN’S ECONOMIC FUTURE

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By Muhammad Azfar AhsanIn this opinion piece, the writer presents a powerful analysisof how a single regulatory decision has shaken Karachi’senergy foundation, undermined investor confidence, anddamaged Pakistan’s privatization process, jeopardizing thenation’s economic stability. It is a compelling call for datadriven reform, institutional credibility, and responsiblegovernance to restore trust and secure Pakistan’s future Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan, and its proud economic nucleus, that fuelsthe nation’s fiscal, industrial, and commercial lifelines. K-Electric (KE), in turn,serves as the artery that sustains this economic heart. This equation is self-evidentand requires no…

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Wafi Energy Pakistan to Explore Investments in Oil Marketing Sector

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KARACHI: Wafi Energy Pakistan Limited, formerly Shell Pakistan Limited, has announced that its board has authorised the management to explore potential investment and acquisition opportunities in the country’s oil marketing sector. The development was disclosed in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday, stating that the board, in its meeting held on August 21, granted in-principle approval for management to assess the feasibility and viability of such opportunities. Wafi Energy Pakistan, a publicly listed company incorporated in Pakistan, is majority-owned by Abu Dhabi-based Wafi Energy Holding Limited.…

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Complexity of Power Supply and Delivery

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In addition to the belated notice of the IPPs and the killing capacity payments in PPAs with them, the complexity of the power supply and delivery business is often underestimated.This misunderstanding leads to advice from individuals, including a former minister, to renegotiate or revise PPAs on a “take-and-pay” basis instead of the “take-or-pay” arrangement, treating it as a simple fix.

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