Electricity
Lahore Faces 16-Hour Power Outages Amid Electricity Shortfall
Lahore and surrounding districts are experiencing prolonged load-shedding and frequent power tripping, with residents facing six to eight hours of daily outages in urban areas…
Major Power Breakdown Hits Several Areas of Karachi
A major power breakdown affected several areas of Karachi after more than 14 K-Electric grid stations went offline due to a fault in the company’s…
Govt Unveils New Plan to Cut Power Theft Without Feeder Shutdowns
Federal government has decided to introduce a new mechanism allowing electricity supply to be disconnected at the transformer level, rather than shutting down entire feeders,…
Industrial Consumers to Get Direct Electricity Purchase Option
Pakistan has taken a major step toward establishing a competitive electricity market after the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) determined the Use of System…
Billions Flow to IPPs While Consumers Sit in the Dark
Pakistani consumers paid Rs472 billion to 105 independent power producers (IPPs) in capacity payments during the April-June quarter, even as the country endured a severe…
Govt Plans Cheaper Electricity Tariffs for Pakistan’s Telecom Operators
The federal government has started work on a proposal to provide cheaper electricity to Pakistan’s telecom operators by extending industrial electricity tariffs to the sector, following its recent decision…
K-Electric Announces 10-Hour Power Outage in Karachi: Check Affected Areas
Dozens of areas across Karachi will experience power outages lasting more than 10 hours on July 23, 2026, as K-Electric carries out scheduled maintenance on…
Pakistan Electricity Generation Cost Rises 14% Due to Higher Fuel Prices
Pakistan’s average fuel cost for electricity generation increased by 14% year-on-year in June 2026, reaching Rs. 9.0 per unit, mainly due to higher costs associated…
The Tracking SDG 7: Over 10 Million Pakistanis Still Have No Access to Electricity
A joint international report has revealed that 10.8 million Pakistanis lived without access to electricity in 2024, placing Pakistan among the 20 largest electricity-deficit countries…
Here’s How American Cities Plan to Slash Electric Bills
Massachusetts is moving forward with six new battery energy storage projects to cut electricity costs. The projects also aim to improve grid reliability for local…
LESCO Stops Printing Detailed Tax Breakdown on Electricity Bills
The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has introduced a redesigned electricity bill format that no longer displays a detailed breakdown of taxes and additional charges…
Electricity Subsidy via QR Code Sparks Privacy Debate
Questions have been raised about whether personal data is safe and whether subsidies will be cut if verification through the QR Code for the Electricity…
Govt Rolls Out QR Code System to Deliver Electricity Subsidies
The government of Pakistan has introduced a QR code mechanism on electricity bills to streamline subsidy access for low-income and eligible households across the country.…
