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ECC Approves New Net-Metering Rates as Solar Consumers Surge to 283,000
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met today and approved…
Pakistan Sees Reduction in Electricity Prices
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…
Senate Committee Reviews and Defers Decision on Pakistan Telecommunication Bill, 2025
Islamabad: The Senate Standing Committee on the Cabinet Secretariat took up the Government Bill titled “The Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) (Amendment) Bill, 2025. A meeting of…
Govt Requests NEPRA to Lower EV Charging Prices by 45%, Aiming for 30% EV Adoption by 2030
Islamabad: The government has formally requested the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to revise electricity rates for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Under the…
Govt Plans to Repurpose 3,400 Closed CNG Stations for EV Charging Hubs
Islamabad: The government is taking significant steps to boost the country’s electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, with plans to repurpose 3,400 closed CNG stations into potential…
Govt to Revise Solar Tariff Policy to Ease Financial Pressure on Grid Users
ISLAMABAD: The government is set to revise rooftop solar buyback rates by replacing the current net-metering system with a gross-metering system. This decision comes in…
Cabinet Approves Amendment to Telecom Law to Revise PTA Officials’ Remuneration
The federal cabinet has approved an amendment to the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-Organisation) Act, 1996, addressing ambiguity over the pay structure and allowances of the chairman…
4,742 Pending Net Metering Applications Exceed Pakistan’s Power Generation Capacity
Pakistan’s net-metering program, which enables consumers to generate solar power and sell surplus electricity back to the national grid, has achieved a significant milestone. The…
Govt Plans Major Reduction in Net Metering Rate
The federal government is set to lower the solar net metering tariff to Rs. 7.5-11 per unit, a significant drop from the current rate of…
NEPRA Rejects Lower Tariffs For Solar Units
Islamabad: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) rejected a proposal to lower the electricity rates for extra power generated for rooftop solar power producers.…
Pakistan Is Ready To Sell Its LNG Power Plant For $1.5 Billion
The government of Pakistan is ready to sell its Two Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) power plants for $1.5 billion. The LNG power plant was placed…
Indian Hackers Allegedly Targeted FIA & other Govt Organisations
SideWinder, also known as APT-C-17 or Rattlesnake, frequently targets Pakistan with harmful cyberattacks and is doing so again. With malware named WarHawk, the hackers have…
NEPRA Makes Amendment In Net-Metering Regulation
NEPRA held an open hearing on September 27, 2022, regarding the NEPRA draft amendment in the Distribution Generation and Net-metering regulation of 2015. NEPRA claims…
