Bahria Town Lahore Faces Total Blackout as Residents Blame NAB

By Muhammad Haaris ⏐ 7 days ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Residents of Bahria Town Lahore are currently facing a severe power crisis. As of November 28, 2025, a complete blackout has gripped the area, causing…

Pakistan’s Power Sector Circular Debt Hits PKR 1.6 Trillion in July 2025

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s power sector circular debt stood at PKR 1.6 trillion in July 2025, compared to PKR 2.3 trillion in July 2024. The latest figures highlight…

NEPRA Directed to Oversee Flood Damaged Infrastructure Restoration

By Salman Akhtar ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD –  The Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat met at NEPRA headquarters under the chairmanship of Malik Ibrar Ahmad. The committee instructed the National Electric…

Google Doubles Energy Use, Pushes for Carbon-Free Future

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Google’s latest sustainability report reveals a staggering increase in electricity consumption. In 2024, the tech giant’s data centers consumed 30.8 million megawatt-hours of electricity, more…

Pakistan’s Energy Use Per GDP Among Region’s Highest, Says World Bank Report

By TechJuice ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan’s energy intensity, the amount of energy needed to produce $1 of GDP, was 4.2 megajoules (million joules, MJ) per United States dollar (US$), compared…

KP suffers daily loss of Rs583 million due to power theft

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) continues to bear the brunt of systemic power sector issues, as electricity theft and technical shortfalls cost the province over Rs193 billion…

Industrial Consumers Slam Rising Fuel Cost Adjustment

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Industrial power consumers have raised serious concerns over the escalating fuel cost adjustment (FCA), criticising it as a direct contradiction to the government’s pledges…

Twin Cities Get 800,000 AMI Meters, Senate Told

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Power informed the Senate Standing Committee on Power on Friday that the deployment of 800,000 AMI meters in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and…

BREAKING!! Electricity Bills in Pakistan Likely to Rise This Summer

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Electricity bills in Pakistan are expected to rise during the summer months, as lower hydropower production forces greater reliance on expensive fuels. Officials from the…

PSX Hits All-Time High After Power Tariff Relief

By Tech Desk ⏐ 8 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) hit an all-time high on Friday, following the government’s major announcement of reduced electricity tariffs for both domestic and industrial…

Consumers Charged Rs18.86 Billion in TV Fees via Electricity Bills

By Tech Desk ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: In a surprising disclosure, it has been revealed that electricity consumers across Pakistan were billed a staggering Rs18.86 billion in television fees over the…

No Tax on Electricity Exported to Grid by Rooftop Solar Users

By Tech Desk ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

ISLAMABAD: The government has confirmed that rooftop solar panel users will not be taxed on the electricity they generate and export to the national grid.…

Pakistan Sees Reduction in Electricity Prices

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: As part of the monthly Fuel Charge Adjustment (FCA), the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has announced that power costs will be reduced…

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