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No additional duty on solar panels, says PM as masses bear brunt of power tariff increase
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[ad_1] Workers washing 300 KWP solar PV system after its installation at Nishtar Medical University and Hospital in Multan, on December 4, 2022. — APP Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has clarified that there is no plan in place for imposing additional duties on solar panels which hinders the accessibility of low-cost energy to citizens. The…
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Govt proposes Rs267 billion for various ongoing, new power sector schemes
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[ad_1] A lower view of a transmission tower in Pakistan. — AFP/File The government has allocated an amount of Rs267,952.773 million for various ongoing and new schemes of power sector in annual public sector development programme (PSDP) for year 2024-25. According to the budgetary document released on Wednesday, out of total allocation, a sum of…
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Industries demand full restoration of power supply | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh and SITE Association of Industry (SAI) President Mohammad Kamran Arbi have urged K-Electric (KE) to immediately ensure proper and full restoration of electricity supply to the biggest industrial zone in Karachi. Expressing concern over delay in resuming power supply to SITE industries,…
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Power production drops by 14% | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: Power production, in April, witnessed a staggering 14% decline, plummeting to 8,640 gigawatt-hours (GWh), attributed to a significant surge in electricity prices, a slowdown in industrial activities, and a notable migration of businesses and households towards solar power from the national grid, thus exacerbating the burden of capacity payment and circular debt on…
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Solar power tariff: Minister says IMF didn’t set condition for gross metering
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[ad_1] A man wipes the dust off solar panels he recently installed on the roof of his home in Larkana, in Pakistan’s Sindh province, June 28, 2017. — Reuters Amid panic in solar panels market, Federal Minister Awais Khan Leghari Tuesday demystified the controversy around net metering for consumers using solar power. “Unfortunately, an unwarranted…
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Another power tariff hike in offing | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers may need to brace for another jolt as power distribution companies have proposed a tariff increase of up to Rs3.48 per unit. The companies have requested permission from the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to collect an additional Rs3.488 per unit from consumers under the fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for…
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Power tariff up by Rs2.83 in FCA for May | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The price of electricity supplied through ex-Wapda distribution companies (XWDISCOs) has been increased by Rs2.83 per unit as part of the fuel cost adjustment (FCA) charges for the month of March, according to a notification issued by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday. The power regulator added that the additional…
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The battle over solar power pricing | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Net metering, also referred to as net energy metering (NEM), is an electricity billing method enabling consumers generating their own power to utilise it at any time, rather than solely when it’s generated. It involves customers with solar panels transferring excess electricity they produce to the grid, receiving credits from the utility company…
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Power sector needs new roadmaps | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The chief executive officer of K-Electric (KE) has stressed that privatisation is the way forward to address the circular debt and formulation of clear long-term roadmaps can expedite the energy sector’s progress. He stated this while speaking at a panel discussion on the way forward for Pakistan’s power sector at the 7th Leaders…
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Power sector faces Rs560b in losses | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Leghari said on Thursday that the country would face Rs560 billion in losses in the power sector by the end of June this year. He mentioned that Rs200 billion are billed in the power sector but remain unrecovered from consumers, while another Rs300 billion are lost due…
