Captive power plants: No significant progress made in talks with IMF: official

Power-Plants

ISLAMABAD: Dr Fakhre Alam Irfan, Secretary of the Power Division, has revealed that no significant progress has been made in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding an extension for the closure of Captive Power Plants (CPPs), pledged to be disconnected by January 31, 2025. In response to questions about the proposed disconnection of CPPs from the natural gas…

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NEPRA reserves decision on KE’s PKR247 million fuel cost relief proposal for September

Power Division

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) held a public hearing on October 31, 2024, to review a petition by K-Electric (KE) for a provisional monthly fuel charge adjustment (FCA) for September 2024. If approved, the requested adjustment would provide an anticipated relief of PKR 247 million, which translates to a reduction of PKR 0.16 per unit for consumers…

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IPPs – Capacity payments issue is overplayed

IPP-CAPACITY-PAYMENTS

The capacity payments these days are talk of the town and our criticism has been grossly misplaced when it comes to huge electricity bills, and who the real culprits are.Further, he likes of some of our ex-CT ministers, do not understand how power or energy sector works. Commenting and criticizing are easy, while not seeing where the problem is and what solutions can be offered for a better outcome.

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