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499 Gilgit-Baltistan Government Buildings to Get Rooftop Solar by December 2026 — image representing Pakistan load shedding and outage coverage
Solar & WindAIJul 9, 2026

499 Gilgit-Baltistan Government Buildings to Get Rooftop Solar by December 2026

The federal government will install 18 megawatts of rooftop solar with battery storage on 499 government buildings across Gilgit-Baltistan by December 2026, as part of a 100MW solar project announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The broader 82MW utility-scale component, pending ECNEC approval, is projected to benefit approximately 1.3 million people and eliminate load shedding in the region.

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Pakistan Ends Net Metering Era Under NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026 — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIJul 8, 2026

Pakistan Ends Net Metering Era Under NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026

Pakistan has officially replaced its decade-old net metering framework with a net billing system under NEPRA's Prosumer Regulations 2026, affecting all 283,000 registered rooftop solar consumers. Under the new rules, exported electricity earns a buyback rate lower than the retail tariff, ending the one-for-one credit model that drove Pakistan's installed solar capacity from 50 MW to over 6 GW.

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WAPDA Approves TrafoLink Transformers and MV Panels After Technical Evaluation — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
Company NewsAIJul 7, 2026

WAPDA Approves TrafoLink Transformers and MV Panels After Technical Evaluation

WAPDA has formally approved TrafoLink (Pvt) Ltd as a qualified supplier of power transformers and medium-voltage panels following an extensive technical evaluation. The listing allows TrafoLink to participate in WAPDA procurement programmes and reinforces Pakistan's push to source critical grid equipment from domestic manufacturers.

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Senate Committee Unanimously Demands FIA and NAB Probe Into Foreign-Funded Power Projects — image representing Pakistan energy policy and government coverage
PolicyAIJul 4, 2026

Senate Committee Unanimously Demands FIA and NAB Probe Into Foreign-Funded Power Projects

Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Division has unanimously voted to brief the Prime Minister and formally request FIA and NAB investigations into alleged irregularities in foreign-funded power sector projects. The move came after the Economic Affairs Division said it cannot order inquiries into another ministry's affairs, prompting senators to accuse officials of obstructing parliamentary oversight.

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3D-Printed Zinc-Ion Battery With Seven Times More Energy — What the Breakthrough Means for Pakistan's Storage Future — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
IndustryAIJul 1, 2026

3D-Printed Zinc-Ion Battery With Seven Times More Energy — What the Breakthrough Means for Pakistan's Storage Future

Researchers have developed a 3D-printed zinc-ion hybrid battery with roughly seven times the energy density of a conventional zinc-ion cell. If the technology matures commercially, zinc chemistries could sit in the storage market sweet spot — safer and cheaper than lithium-ion, higher-performing than lead-acid.

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Pakistan Oilfields Limited Reappoints Shuaib A. Malik as CEO and Elects Him Chairman — portrait representing a Pakistan energy sector executive interview or appointment
Company NewsAIJul 1, 2026

Pakistan Oilfields Limited Reappoints Shuaib A. Malik as CEO and Elects Him Chairman

Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL), one of the country's major listed E&P companies and part of the Attock Group, has reappointed Shuaib A. Malik as Chief Executive Officer and elected him Chairman — signalling sponsor confidence in continuity of strategic direction.

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GCIL Wins Five-Year Gas Processing Contract from OGDCL for Sindh Field — image representing Pakistan electrical and energy news coverage
IndustryAIJul 1, 2026

GCIL Wins Five-Year Gas Processing Contract from OGDCL for Sindh Field

Pakistani oilfield services firm GCIL has secured a five-year gas processing contract from OGDCL covering a Sindh production field. The deal represents multi-year revenue visibility for GCIL and locks in stable processing capacity for one of OGDCL's producing assets.

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Mujtaba Shaikh Named CEO of AI Engineers Pakistan — portrait representing a Pakistan energy sector executive interview or appointment
Company NewsAIJul 1, 2026

Mujtaba Shaikh Named CEO of AI Engineers Pakistan

Mujtaba Shaikh has been appointed CEO of AI Engineers Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, taking on operational leadership of one of the mid-tier Pakistani engineering-services firms active across industrial, automation, and control-systems projects.

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Iranian Oil for Pakistan: Why the Real Opportunity Lies in Refining Capacity, Not Just Discounted Imports — image representing Pakistan energy policy and government coverage
PolicyAIJul 1, 2026

Iranian Oil for Pakistan: Why the Real Opportunity Lies in Refining Capacity, Not Just Discounted Imports

The recurring conversation about discounted Iranian crude for Pakistan frames the opportunity too narrowly. Pakistan's structural import problem is dominated by refined products, not crude — so the strategic prize is investing in domestic refining capacity that captures the crack spread, not just sourcing cheaper barrels.

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OGDCL Starts Commercial Production from Bobi Deep-1 Well, Reinforcing Sindh's Position as Pakistan's Energy Hub — image representing Pakistan electrical and energy news coverage
IndustryAIJul 1, 2026

OGDCL Starts Commercial Production from Bobi Deep-1 Well, Reinforcing Sindh's Position as Pakistan's Energy Hub

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has commenced commercial production from the Bobi Deep-1 well in Sindh, adding to the country's domestic hydrocarbon output and reinforcing Sindh's structural position as Pakistan's dominant onshore energy province.

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PPL Signs Agreements for Eight Offshore Exploration Blocks Under 2025 Bid Round — image representing a Pakistan electricity sector tender or procurement notice
IndustryAIJun 27, 2026

PPL Signs Agreements for Eight Offshore Exploration Blocks Under 2025 Bid Round

Pakistan Petroleum Limited has signed agreements securing exploration rights for eight offshore blocks under the 2025 Bid Round — one of the largest single-company offshore commitments in recent Pakistani upstream history. The award expands PPL's exploration portfolio along the Arabian Sea margin.

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Data Centres Are Driving Up Power Bills Globally — What a New Study Means for Pakistan's AI Push — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
IndustryAIJun 27, 2026

Data Centres Are Driving Up Power Bills Globally — What a New Study Means for Pakistan's AI Push

A new global study finds data-centre expansion — particularly for AI workloads — is becoming a measurable contributor to electricity demand growth and consumer bill increases. With Pakistan pushing a national AI build-out, the regulatory choice about who pays for hyperscale connection costs will determine whether residential bills follow.

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Emerging Green Solutions Expands Pakistani Renewables Footprint as Industrial Solar Demand Accelerates — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIJun 27, 2026

Emerging Green Solutions Expands Pakistani Renewables Footprint as Industrial Solar Demand Accelerates

Emerging Green Solutions Pvt Ltd is expanding its renewables footprint in Pakistan, targeting industrial and government institutional customers with engineered solar deployments using Sungrow inverters and AIKO modules. The C&I segment has matured rapidly as payback periods compress.

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Atlas Battery Appoints Mansoor Jamil Khan as Chief Executive Officer — portrait representing a Pakistan energy sector executive interview or appointment
Company NewsAIJun 27, 2026

Atlas Battery Appoints Mansoor Jamil Khan as Chief Executive Officer

Atlas Battery Limited, part of the Atlas Group behind Atlas Honda, has appointed Mansoor Jamil Khan as its new CEO effective May 25, 2026. The appointment comes as Pakistan's battery market shifts from a stable replacement business to a solar-storage and electric-vehicle growth story.

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K-Electric Tops PSX Volume as KSE-100 Falls for Third Straight Session — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
IndustryAIJun 24, 2026

K-Electric Tops PSX Volume as KSE-100 Falls for Third Straight Session

K-Electric topped the Pakistan Stock Exchange volume chart with 83.4 million shares traded on Tuesday as the KSE-100 benchmark shed 778 points to close at 177,692.92, marking a third consecutive session of losses. Energy sector stocks OGDC, PPL, and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines collectively added 217 points of support, while banking and fertilizer heavyweights dragged the index down by 595 points.

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Senate Pushes for Electricity Tariff Cuts and Circular Debt Roadmap in FY2027 Budget — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
PolicyAIJun 19, 2026

Senate Pushes for Electricity Tariff Cuts and Circular Debt Roadmap in FY2027 Budget

Pakistan's Senate on Thursday adopted 123 budget recommendations for FY2026-27, including calls for lower electricity tariffs, removal of fixed charges and GST from bills, and a transparent roadmap to reduce capacity payments and circular debt. The proposals are non-binding on the National Assembly, which will review them before casting the final budget vote.

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Pakistan's DISCOs Roll Out Redesigned Electricity Bill Format Nationwide — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
PolicyAIJun 18, 2026

Pakistan's DISCOs Roll Out Redesigned Electricity Bill Format Nationwide

Pakistan's distribution companies have rolled out a redesigned electricity bill format as part of a Ministry of Energy initiative. The new layout applies across all nine publicly owned DISCOs and aims to help millions of consumers better understand their monthly electricity charges.

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Millat Tractors Subsidiary Signs MoU With Chinese Manufacturer to Build Electric Bikes in Pakistan — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
Company NewsAIJun 15, 2026

Millat Tractors Subsidiary Signs MoU With Chinese Manufacturer to Build Electric Bikes in Pakistan

A Millat Tractors subsidiary has signed an MoU with a Chinese manufacturer to produce and market electric bikes in Pakistan, extending the Millat Group's industrial scale and rural distribution depth into the emerging electric two-wheeler segment.

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Hisense LCAC and CC Group Eye Long-Term Growth in Pakistan's HVAC and Appliance Market — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
Company NewsAIJun 15, 2026

Hisense LCAC and CC Group Eye Long-Term Growth in Pakistan's HVAC and Appliance Market

Hisense LCAC and Pakistani partner CC Group are signalling long-term commitment to Pakistan's fast-growing HVAC and appliance market. Climate-driven demand, solar-AC bundling, and a brand-builder window are pushing Chinese brands deeper into a segment once dominated by Japanese and Korean defaults.

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Pakistan's Cable Industry at 2026 — Quality, Counterfeits, and the Standards Gap, by a 35-Year Veteran — image representing Pakistan electrical and energy news coverage
IndustryAIJun 15, 2026

Pakistan's Cable Industry at 2026 — Quality, Counterfeits, and the Standards Gap, by a 35-Year Veteran

Muhammad Faheem Meer, a 35-year cable industry veteran, lays out the structural pressures on Pakistan's cable sector — copper price volatility, counterfeit and under-spec product, and standards enforcement gaps. The buyer-side advice is simple: insist on traceable documentation.

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Power Surges Are Costing Pakistani Industry Millions in Equipment Damage — and Most Sites Still Don't Have Proper Protection — image representing the Pakistan transmission grid and power infrastructure
IndustryAIJun 15, 2026

Power Surges Are Costing Pakistani Industry Millions in Equipment Damage — and Most Sites Still Don't Have Proper Protection

Power surges from lightning, switching, and grid disturbances drive significant equipment damage across Pakistani industry — and many sites still lack proper coordinated surge protection schemes. The economics favour protection; the barriers are awareness and ownership.

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Engr. Khalid Pervez of KPWS Consulting on Why Pakistan's Industrial Sector Needs Engineering Consultancy More Than Ever — image representing Pakistan electrical and energy news coverage
IndustryAIJun 15, 2026

Engr. Khalid Pervez of KPWS Consulting on Why Pakistan's Industrial Sector Needs Engineering Consultancy More Than Ever

Engr. Khalid Pervez, CEO of KPWS Consulting, outlines why rising tariffs, fuel prices, and export-market compliance pressure are driving Pakistani industry toward integrated engineering consultancy — and where the persistent in-house capacity gaps still sit.

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Tudor Pakistan Emerges as Early Hoymiles Importer Targeting the Premium Solar-Inverter Segment — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIJun 15, 2026

Tudor Pakistan Emerges as Early Hoymiles Importer Targeting the Premium Solar-Inverter Segment

Tudor Pakistan has emerged as a pioneering importer of Hoymiles microinverter technology, targeting the premium segment of Pakistan's solar inverter market. Combined with Battery Energy Storage Systems, the proposition aligns with the new net-billing economics.

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EJ Solar Emerges as Pakistan's Latest Tier-2 Renewables Player With Focus on Engineering-First Solar Systems — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIJun 15, 2026

EJ Solar Emerges as Pakistan's Latest Tier-2 Renewables Player With Focus on Engineering-First Solar Systems

EJ Solar Pvt Ltd is positioning as one of Pakistan's tier-2 renewable-energy integrators, targeting the engineering-led middle of a market bifurcated between cheap importers and premium specialists. The shift from net metering to net billing strengthens its proposition.

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Imperial Electric Company: How Pakistan's 1931-Founded Engineering Firm Still Anchors the Electrical Trade in 2026 — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
Company NewsAIJun 15, 2026

Imperial Electric Company: How Pakistan's 1931-Founded Engineering Firm Still Anchors the Electrical Trade in 2026

Imperial Electric Company (Pvt) Ltd, founded in Lahore in 1931, remains one of Pakistan's oldest and most respected engineering, distribution, and manufacturing enterprises — operating across three integrated business lines and a nationwide branch network that is its structural moat.

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Bahum Global to Set Up Battery and Electric Scooter Assembly Line in Pakistan — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Company NewsAIJun 15, 2026

Bahum Global to Set Up Battery and Electric Scooter Assembly Line in Pakistan

Bahum Global, the renewables arm of Bahum Associates (in Pakistan's power and energy sector since 1984), is setting up a battery and electric-scooter assembly line in Pakistan, targeting both solar storage and urban two-wheeler electrification.

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Chinese Dongjin Group to Invest $15 Million in Dry-Battery Manufacturing Plant near Faisalabad — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
Company NewsAIJun 15, 2026

Chinese Dongjin Group to Invest $15 Million in Dry-Battery Manufacturing Plant near Faisalabad

Chinese Dongjin Group will invest $15 million in a dry-battery manufacturing facility at Allama Iqbal Industrial City near Faisalabad, marking another CPEC Phase 2 industrial-relocation deal as Pakistan's storage demand accelerates with the solar boom.

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Sindh Government Pivots Red Line BRT to Electric Buses with Dedicated Biogas Plant — image representing Pakistan energy policy and government coverage
PolicyAIJun 15, 2026

Sindh Government Pivots Red Line BRT to Electric Buses with Dedicated Biogas Plant

The Sindh government has confirmed plans to shift the Red Line BRT project to electric buses powered by a dedicated biogas plant, in what would be Pakistan's first closed-loop transport electrification deployment in a tier-1 city.

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Power Division Forms 18-Member Task Force to Draft Pakistan's First National Waste-to-Energy Policy — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
PolicyAIJun 15, 2026

Power Division Forms 18-Member Task Force to Draft Pakistan's First National Waste-to-Energy Policy

The Power Division has formed an 18-member task force to draft Pakistan's first comprehensive Waste-to-Energy policy, aiming to close regulatory gaps and attract investment into a sector that has until now operated piecemeal under generic IPP and renewable rules.

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PM Shehbaz Launches 100 MW Solar Project in Gilgit-Baltistan with 58 MW of Free Panels for Households — photo representing a Pakistan electrical industry product launch or unveiling event
Solar & WindAIJun 15, 2026

PM Shehbaz Launches 100 MW Solar Project in Gilgit-Baltistan with 58 MW of Free Panels for Households

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated a 100 MW solar power project in Gilgit-Baltistan and launched distribution of 58 MW worth of free solar panels to local households. The dual announcement combines utility-scale and household-level distributed generation in a single province package.

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94 Percent of Pakistan's New Power Capacity This Year Came from Rooftop Solar — 2,633 MW Out of 2,800 MW — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIJun 15, 2026

94 Percent of Pakistan's New Power Capacity This Year Came from Rooftop Solar — 2,633 MW Out of 2,800 MW

Pakistan is on course to add 2,800 MW of new power generation capacity in FY 2025-26, and roughly 2,633 MW of that — more than 94 percent — is coming from rooftop solar net metering rather than conventional plants. Total installed capacity is expected to reach 44,626 MW.

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Pakistan Officially Ends Net Metering — New Net Billing Regime Cuts Rooftop Solar Payback by Years — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIJun 15, 2026

Pakistan Officially Ends Net Metering — New Net Billing Regime Cuts Rooftop Solar Payback by Years

Pakistan has formally ended its net metering framework for new solar customers, replacing one-for-one retail offsets with a regulated buyback rate. Existing approved systems are grandfathered, but new applicants face payback periods closer to 6–7 years and a shifted business case toward storage.

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PM Shehbaz Orders Faster Privatisation of IESCO, GEPCO and FESCO — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
PolicyAIJun 10, 2026

PM Shehbaz Orders Faster Privatisation of IESCO, GEPCO and FESCO

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed officials to accelerate the privatisation of IESCO, GEPCO and FESCO, three distribution companies that together serve more than 14 million consumers across Punjab, Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Investor roadshows targeting Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and China are planned for June 2026, with expressions of interest due by the first quarter of the next fiscal year.

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Pakistan and Tajikistan Agree to Finalise CASA-1000 Power Terms in Istanbul — image representing Pakistan energy policy and government coverage
PolicyAIJun 8, 2026

Pakistan and Tajikistan Agree to Finalise CASA-1000 Power Terms in Istanbul

Pakistan and Tajikistan have agreed to hold a Joint Working Group meeting in Istanbul this month to finalise the outstanding commercial and operational terms for the CASA-1000 regional electricity supply project. The decision was reached at the 8th Joint Commission session in Dushanbe, co-chaired by Power Minister Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, with both sides emphasising the need for timely project operationalisation.

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Pakistan Replaces Solar Net Metering With Net Billing Under NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026 — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIJun 7, 2026

Pakistan Replaces Solar Net Metering With Net Billing Under NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026

Pakistan has ended its 2015 net metering framework, replacing it with a net billing regime under NEPRA's Prosumer Regulations 2026 that eliminates unit-for-unit export credits for rooftop solar owners. The policy shift affects 283,000 registered prosumers who collectively operate over 6 GW of solar capacity across the country.

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Pakistan Officially Ends Net Metering as New 2026 Solar Policy Takes Effect — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIJun 7, 2026

Pakistan Officially Ends Net Metering as New 2026 Solar Policy Takes Effect

Pakistan has officially ended its net metering programme in 2026, closing nearly a decade in which rooftop solar owners could export surplus power and cut their electricity bills to near zero. The policy change affects both existing solar licence holders and anyone planning a new rooftop installation, fundamentally shifting the financial logic of going solar.

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NEPRA Reduces Electricity Bills by Rs 1.99 Per Unit Across Three Summer Months — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
NEPRAAIJun 6, 2026

NEPRA Reduces Electricity Bills by Rs 1.99 Per Unit Across Three Summer Months

NEPRA has approved a net electricity rate cut of around 80 paisa per unit for June 2026 billing, growing to Rs 1.99 per unit in July and August. The relief results from a Quarterly Tariff Adjustment of Rs 1.99 per unit for Q1 2026 outweighing a concurrent Rs 1.19 per unit Fuel Cost Adjustment for April, delivering roughly Rs 56 billion in total consumer benefit over three months.

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Power Minister Orders Action Against 100-Plus Poor-Performing DISCO Officers Nationwide — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
PolicyAIJun 4, 2026

Power Minister Orders Action Against 100-Plus Poor-Performing DISCO Officers Nationwide

Pakistan's Federal Minister for Power has ordered disciplinary action against more than 100 SDOs and XENs identified as chronic underperformers across the country's electricity distribution companies. Suspensions have already begun at PESCO in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and SEPCO in interior Sindh, with officers at all other government-managed DISCOs also placed on notice.

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Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate Units Shut Down as Power Outages and Gas Cuts Bite — image representing Pakistan load shedding and outage coverage
IndustryAIMay 30, 2026

Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate Units Shut Down as Power Outages and Gas Cuts Bite

Multiple production units at the Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate in Swabi have shut down as industrialists cite chronic PESCO power outages, gas load shedding, and high transportation costs. The president of the Swabi Chamber of Commerce says his own steel mill has been idle for eighteen months and he may relocate operations abroad if conditions do not improve.

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Pakistan Tables Wapda Security Force Bill After Deadly Dasu Hydropower Attacks — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
PolicyAIMay 29, 2026

Pakistan Tables Wapda Security Force Bill After Deadly Dasu Hydropower Attacks

Pakistan has tabled the Wapda Security Force Act, 2026 in parliament to create a dedicated force guarding hydel infrastructure and workers at major water-sector sites. The bill follows two deadly terrorist attacks on the over $6 billion Dasu Hydropower Project that suspended construction for more than a year.

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NA Finance Panel Warns Energy Prices Surged 68pc Amid Circular Debt Crisis — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
PolicyAIMay 26, 2026

NA Finance Panel Warns Energy Prices Surged 68pc Amid Circular Debt Crisis

Pakistan's electricity, fuel, and LPG prices rose between 43 and 68 percent this fiscal year, a UNDP economist warned the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Monday. The panel also criticised the government for missing its own budget-law deadlines and making little progress on reducing the energy sector's ballooning circular debt.

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CDWP Publicly Rebukes WAPDA as Tarbela 5th Extension Costs Hit Rs316 Billion — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
PolicyAIMay 24, 2026

CDWP Publicly Rebukes WAPDA as Tarbela 5th Extension Costs Hit Rs316 Billion

Pakistan's Central Development Working Party publicly rebuked WAPDA on Thursday over massive cost overruns and transparency failures on the Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Tarbela 5th Extension projects. The Tarbela 5th Extension alone has ballooned from an original Rs82 billion estimate to Rs316.4 billion and has been referred to ECNEC for urgent review.

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CPEC Phase 2 Adds Green Development Corridor — What Pakistan's Energy Sector Gains from the Next Chapter of China Partnership — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
PolicyAIMay 22, 2026

CPEC Phase 2 Adds Green Development Corridor — What Pakistan's Energy Sector Gains from the Next Chapter of China Partnership

CPEC Phase 2 formally launches in 2026 with a new Green Development Corridor alongside Growth, Innovation, Livelihood, and Regional Openness corridors — plus a proposed Knowledge Corridor. Phase 1 delivered 38 Early Harvest Projects worth USD 25bn+; Phase 2 reorients toward renewables, storage, and grid modernisation.

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Solar-Powered Absorption Cooling System Tested for Pakistani Homes — TRNSYS Analysis Shows Promising Results for Rawalpindi — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIMay 22, 2026

Solar-Powered Absorption Cooling System Tested for Pakistani Homes — TRNSYS Analysis Shows Promising Results for Rawalpindi

A new technical study by Engr. Tayyeb Altaf (HVACR Instructor, GCT Rawalpindi) uses TRNSYS simulation to validate a solar-powered absorption cooling system with R-32 refrigerant for Pakistani single-family homes — 100°C collector outlet, 2000 kJ/hr energy addition, 24°C room temperature achieved.

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Pakistan's Electricity Sector Leads Industrial Growth at +28.9% — What the Numbers Mean for Energy Investment — image representing Pakistan electrical and energy news coverage
IndustryAIMay 22, 2026

Pakistan's Electricity Sector Leads Industrial Growth at +28.9% — What the Numbers Mean for Energy Investment

Pakistan's industrial sector posted 4.8% growth in FY2024-25, with Electricity, Gas, and Water Supply leading at +28.9% — rebounding from a 19.9% contraction the prior year. Construction grew 6.6%. For investors reading where Pakistani energy infrastructure is headed, that's the most informative data point in the year.

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Pioneer Engineering's Umar Farooq on Serving Pakistan's Biggest Industrial Names — Cnergyico, Lucky Cement, Engro, and Beyond — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
IndustryAIMay 22, 2026

Pioneer Engineering's Umar Farooq on Serving Pakistan's Biggest Industrial Names — Cnergyico, Lucky Cement, Engro, and Beyond

Engr. Umar Farooq, CEO of Pioneer Engineering Company, talks Engineering Post through the firm's 15-year Cnergyico relationship, its portfolio across Lucky Cement, Engro, National Refinery, and Fauji Foundation, and the quality-and-safety operating discipline behind durable Pakistani industrial-services firms.

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Elektrotechnik's Iqrarul Haq on 40+ Years as Schneider Electric's Pakistan Distributor — and What Lies Ahead for the Electrical Industry — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
Company NewsAIMay 22, 2026

Elektrotechnik's Iqrarul Haq on 40+ Years as Schneider Electric's Pakistan Distributor — and What Lies Ahead for the Electrical Industry

Engr. Iqrarul Haq, CEO of Elektrotechnik, reflects on 40+ years as one of Pakistan's longest-serving Schneider Electric distributors — NED University gold medallist, AEG Germany experience, founding Elektrotechnik in 1982, and his outlook on Pakistan's electrical industry.

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150-Year British Genset Maker Lister Petter Partners with Power Vision Pakistan — Heritage Brand Returns to Pakistan Market — manufacturer equipment photo representing Pakistan electrical product coverage
Company NewsAIMay 22, 2026

150-Year British Genset Maker Lister Petter Partners with Power Vision Pakistan — Heritage Brand Returns to Pakistan Market

Lister Petter — the British diesel-engine maker with 150+ years of heritage from R.A. Lister (1867) and Petters Limited (1896) — has formalised its Pakistan market presence through a strategic partnership with Power Vision, with Global Sales Director Jawad Azar and GM Leslie Wu outlining the growth strategy.

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Turkish Electrical Giant Sigma Elektrik Expands Pakistan Presence Through Jawad Electric Strategic Partnership — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
Company NewsAIMay 22, 2026

Turkish Electrical Giant Sigma Elektrik Expands Pakistan Presence Through Jawad Electric Strategic Partnership

Sigma Elektrik CEO Özgür Ünlü tells Engineering Post the Turkish LV electrical manufacturer is expanding fast in Pakistan through its Jawad Electric partnership — backed by Turkish R&D investment, automated MCB/RCCB/MCCB production lines added through 2027, and approvals-driven specification growth.

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Solar Pakistan Expo 2026 Lahore Draws Industry Leaders — Highlights from Pakistan's Premier Solar Exhibition — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIMay 22, 2026

Solar Pakistan Expo 2026 Lahore Draws Industry Leaders — Highlights from Pakistan's Premier Solar Exhibition

Solar Pakistan Expo 2026 ran at Expo Centre Lahore from 16-19 April, drawing the country's largest gathering of panel manufacturers, inverter brands, storage suppliers, EPC contractors, and federal-and-provincial policy stakeholders — with battery storage and industrial-and-commercial solar emerging as the standout themes.

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Pak Suzuki Installs 920 kWh Solar System and Biogas Plant — How Pakistan's Auto Sector Is Going Green — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIMay 22, 2026

Pak Suzuki Installs 920 kWh Solar System and Biogas Plant — How Pakistan's Auto Sector Is Going Green

Pak Suzuki has inaugurated a 100m³ biogas plant and a 920 kWh solar power project at its manufacturing facility — a dual-asset renewable energy deployment that combines electricity self-generation with on-site biogas production for thermal applications.

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Baudouin and S M Jaffer & Co Forge Strategic Partnership — French Generator Technology Comes to Pakistan's Power Generation Market — manufacturer equipment photo representing Pakistan electrical product coverage
Company NewsAIMay 22, 2026

Baudouin and S M Jaffer & Co Forge Strategic Partnership — French Generator Technology Comes to Pakistan's Power Generation Market

Baudouin France and S M Jaffer & Co Pakistan have signed an exclusive dealership covering the full 20–6250 kVA G3-class genset range — bringing French engineering into Pakistan's data-centre, hybrid-solar, and industrial backup-power markets with 32,000-hour overhaul intervals.

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Green T&D Becomes First Pakistani Company to Launch Type-Tested Schneider Electric PIX Easy MV/LV Panels — manufacturer equipment photo representing Pakistan electrical product coverage
Company NewsAIMay 22, 2026

Green T&D Becomes First Pakistani Company to Launch Type-Tested Schneider Electric PIX Easy MV/LV Panels

Green T&D Pvt Ltd has launched Schneider Electric's PIX Easy type-tested medium-voltage switchgear panels in Pakistan — a first-in-country milestone that brings internationally-certified arc-fault-tested switchgear to the local industrial and commercial market.

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Alnoor Sheriff on 63 Years of Jubilee Corporation — MD Reflects on Pakistan's Electrical Industry Past, Present, and Future — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
Company NewsAIMay 22, 2026

Alnoor Sheriff on 63 Years of Jubilee Corporation — MD Reflects on Pakistan's Electrical Industry Past, Present, and Future

In an extended Engineering Post interview, Jubilee Corporation MD Alnoor Sheriff reflects on the Karachi-based engineering distributor's 63-year journey, its 35+ international manufacturing partnerships, and the structural forces reshaping Pakistan's electrical-and-automation industry.

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Jubilee Corporation Brings Tengen Global to Pakistan — New Low-Voltage Electrical Brand Launched at Lahore Event — photo representing a Pakistan electrical industry product launch or unveiling event
Company NewsAIMay 22, 2026

Jubilee Corporation Brings Tengen Global to Pakistan — New Low-Voltage Electrical Brand Launched at Lahore Event

Jubilee Corporation has launched Tengen Global LV electrical products in Pakistan at a Lahore event, adding internationally-certified MCBs, RCCBs, MCCBs, and wiring devices to its 35+ brand portfolio — targeting the unfilled mid-tier space between premium imports and unbranded local product.

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Schneider Electric Pakistan's Kamran Sultan on Launching EV Chargers, Fighting Counterfeits, and Localising for Pakistan's Market — Exclusive Interview — portrait representing a Pakistan energy sector executive interview or appointment
Company NewsAIMay 22, 2026

Schneider Electric Pakistan's Kamran Sultan on Launching EV Chargers, Fighting Counterfeits, and Localising for Pakistan's Market — Exclusive Interview

In an extended Engineering Post interview, Schneider Electric Pakistan's Kamran Sultan details the company's EV charging push via SBEEC, the new Schneider Marketplace and Partner Locator launched to combat counterfeit products, and a structured panel-builder localisation strategy.

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MOL Pakistan Strikes 26.5 MMSCFD Gas at Tal Block — Major Discovery Strengthens Pakistan's Energy Security — image representing Pakistan electrical and energy news coverage
IndustryAIMay 22, 2026

MOL Pakistan Strikes 26.5 MMSCFD Gas at Tal Block — Major Discovery Strengthens Pakistan's Energy Security

MOL Pakistan has struck 26.5 MMSCFD of gas at the Bilitang-1 ST-1 well in Kohat — a Tal Block joint-venture discovery testing approximately 5,065 BOEPD from the Lumshiwal Formation, displacing an estimated USD 240–290 million per year in LNG imports.

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Pakistan's Biggest Ever Oil Well Starts Production — OGDCL Baragzai X-01 Delivers 10% of National Crude Output — image representing Pakistan electrical and energy news coverage
IndustryAIMay 22, 2026

Pakistan's Biggest Ever Oil Well Starts Production — OGDCL Baragzai X-01 Delivers 10% of National Crude Output

OGDCL's Baragzai X-01 well in Kohat has begun commercial production, delivering 4,300 BPD of oil, 17 MMSCFD of gas, and 15 tonnes of LPG per day — roughly 10% of Pakistan's total crude output and an estimated USD 329 million in annual foreign-exchange savings.

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Pakistan Signs First-Ever Carbon Trading Deal with Norway Under Paris Agreement Article 6.2 — image representing Pakistan energy policy and government coverage
PolicyAIMay 22, 2026

Pakistan Signs First-Ever Carbon Trading Deal with Norway Under Paris Agreement Article 6.2

Pakistan has signed its first bilateral carbon trading agreement with Norway under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. The deal opens Pakistani clean-energy, transport, agriculture, and waste projects to Norwegian carbon-credit financing from the country's USD 1.5bn Global Emission Reduction Initiative.

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Pakistan Builds First Integrated Energy Model for Net Zero 2050 — Renewables to Become Main Power Contributor — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
PolicyAIMay 22, 2026

Pakistan Builds First Integrated Energy Model for Net Zero 2050 — Renewables to Become Main Power Contributor

Pakistan's Power Division has finalised Pak-IEM 2.0 — the country's first integrated energy planning model on the TIMES-VEDA framework, built with Germany's GTZ. Under the Net Zero pathway, renewables become the main contributor to power generation and emissions fall ~50% by 2050.

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Govt Targets 30% Electric Vehicles in Five Years — USD 4.5 Billion Annual Fuel Savings on the Line — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
PolicyAIMay 22, 2026

Govt Targets 30% Electric Vehicles in Five Years — USD 4.5 Billion Annual Fuel Savings on the Line

Pakistan has briefed cabinet on a plan to electrify 30% of the country's vehicle fleet within five years — a transition the Power Division values at USD 4.5 billion in annual petroleum-import savings, with 72 e-bike certificates and 123 charging-station applications already in the pipeline.

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QUEST Nawabshah Hosts 8th PLUGIN 2026 — IEEEP-Backed Student Engineering Showcase Spotlights Pakistan's Next-Gen Power Talent — image representing Pakistan electrical and energy news coverage
IndustryAIMay 22, 2026

QUEST Nawabshah Hosts 8th PLUGIN 2026 — IEEEP-Backed Student Engineering Showcase Spotlights Pakistan's Next-Gen Power Talent

The 8th PLUGIN 2026 engineering competition at QUEST Nawabshah, hosted by the IEEEP QUEST Student Branch, showcased student work directly aligned with Pakistan's power-sector talent gaps — from distributed generation control to smart-meter prototypes.

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Millat Tractors Enters E-Bike Manufacturing With Chinese Partner — Pakistan's EV Policy 2025-30 Finds an Anchor Player — image representing Pakistan energy policy and government coverage
IndustryAIMay 22, 2026

Millat Tractors Enters E-Bike Manufacturing With Chinese Partner — Pakistan's EV Policy 2025-30 Finds an Anchor Player

Millat Tractors has signed an MoU with a Chinese e-bike manufacturer for local assembly and manufacturing — giving Pakistan's EV Policy 2025-30 its first credible heavy-industry anchor on the two-wheeler side.

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AI, Microgrids, and Smart Grids — How Pakistan's Power Sector Inherits the Sustainability Revolution — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
PolicyAIMay 22, 2026

AI, Microgrids, and Smart Grids — How Pakistan's Power Sector Inherits the Sustainability Revolution

The convergence of AI, sustainability, and scalability — applied to Pakistan's power sector — points to a five-year roadmap built on AI-led distribution, renewable microgrids, and accelerated smart-grid rollout, with measurable consumer and circular-debt impact.

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Cummins HSK78 2MW Gas Generator Targets Pakistan's Load-Shedding-Hit Manufacturers, Hospitals, and Data Centres — image representing Pakistan load shedding and outage coverage
IndustryAIMay 22, 2026

Cummins HSK78 2MW Gas Generator Targets Pakistan's Load-Shedding-Hit Manufacturers, Hospitals, and Data Centres

Cummins' new HSK78 2MW lean-burn gas generator targets Pakistani manufacturers, hospitals, and data centres facing chronic load shedding — promising full single-step load acceptance and stable operation on the variable-quality gas Pakistani sites actually get.

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PAC Orders Cabinet Division Report on Nespak's Rs 43 Billion Project Losses — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
PolicyAIMay 22, 2026

PAC Orders Cabinet Division Report on Nespak's Rs 43 Billion Project Losses

Pakistan's Public Accounts Committee has directed the Cabinet Division to submit a full inquiry report on Nespak's alleged multi-billion rupee irregularities, centred on the Rs 43 billion Neelum Jhelum Hydro Power Project. Auditors estimate Rs 42.9 billion in losses from the project, which has been unable to generate power since a second tunnel collapse in May 2024.

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NHA Contractor Payment Standoff Mirrors Pakistan's Power-Sector Circular Debt Pattern — image representing Pakistan energy policy and government coverage
IndustryAIMay 21, 2026

NHA Contractor Payment Standoff Mirrors Pakistan's Power-Sector Circular Debt Pattern

NHA contractors protested in Karachi over Rs. 4.2 billion in unpaid invoices — a standoff structurally identical to the payment-chain failure that drove Pakistan's power-sector circular debt past Rs. 2.5 trillion.

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Rising Fuel Prices Spark E-Bike Boom in Rawalpindi — Early Signal of Pakistan's Two-Wheeler Electrification — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
Solar & WindAIMay 21, 2026

Rising Fuel Prices Spark E-Bike Boom in Rawalpindi — Early Signal of Pakistan's Two-Wheeler Electrification

Rawalpindi dealers report e-bike sales up 140% YoY as soaring petrol prices flip the ownership economics — early signal that Pakistan's dominant two-wheeler segment is starting to electrify.

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Pakistan Finalises Technical Allowance for Engineers — Power Sector Workforce Gets Long-Awaited Pay Reform — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
PolicyAIMay 21, 2026

Pakistan Finalises Technical Allowance for Engineers — Power Sector Workforce Gets Long-Awaited Pay Reform

Pakistan has finalised a Technical Allowance for engineers in NEPRA, NTDC, the Discos, and other power-sector bodies — a workforce reform aimed at slowing the brain drain to Gulf employers.

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Pakistan and Norway Sign Carbon Trading Pact — First Bilateral Climate-Finance Deal Targeting Pakistan's Power Sector — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
PolicyAIMay 21, 2026

Pakistan and Norway Sign Carbon Trading Pact — First Bilateral Climate-Finance Deal Targeting Pakistan's Power Sector

Pakistan and Norway have signed an Article 6.2 carbon trading agreement worth up to USD 200 million — the first bilateral climate-finance deal targeting Pakistan's power sector decarbonisation.

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PM Shehbaz Reviews Rs. 1.5 Trillion PSDP, Signals Bigger Tilt Toward Power Transmission Projects — image representing the Pakistan transmission grid and power infrastructure
PolicyAIMay 21, 2026

PM Shehbaz Reviews Rs. 1.5 Trillion PSDP, Signals Bigger Tilt Toward Power Transmission Projects

PM Shehbaz has directed reallocation of the Rs. 1.5 trillion PSDP toward well-performing ministries — a category that increasingly favours transmission, grid modernisation, and renewable integration projects.

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Government Opens Sale of FESCO, GEPCO and IESCO — Pakistan's Largest Power Privatisation in 30 Years — image representing a Pakistan electricity company news story
PolicyAIMay 21, 2026

Government Opens Sale of FESCO, GEPCO and IESCO — Pakistan's Largest Power Privatisation in 30 Years

Pakistan's Privatisation Commission has invited bids for FESCO, GEPCO, and IESCO — three Discos serving 14 million consumers. It's the largest power-sector divestment Pakistan has attempted since the 1998 WAPDA unbundling.

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Senate Committee Orders NEPRA to Probe IPP Payments as Electricity Costs Surge — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
NEPRAAIMay 15, 2026

Senate Committee Orders NEPRA to Probe IPP Payments as Electricity Costs Surge

Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee has directed NEPRA to investigate Independent Power Producers over capacity payments, over-invoicing, and unjustified contractual extensions. The probe requires NEPRA to submit a detailed comparative report as parliamentarians grow increasingly concerned over the role of IPP costs in driving up electricity tariffs.

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IMF Flags Gulf Fuel Dependency as Top Energy Risk for Pakistan After $1.1 Billion Tranche — image representing Pakistan energy policy and government coverage
PolicyAIMay 15, 2026

IMF Flags Gulf Fuel Dependency as Top Energy Risk for Pakistan After $1.1 Billion Tranche

The IMF has flagged Pakistan's 81 per cent reliance on Gulf fuel imports as its most serious external economic risk following the release of a $1.1 billion programme tranche. Energy pricing has been listed as a prior action for completing the IMF review, signalling that domestic fuel and electricity costs are likely to rise in the months ahead.

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Leather Exporters Urge Budget Relief from High Energy and Production Costs — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
IndustryAIMay 15, 2026

Leather Exporters Urge Budget Relief from High Energy and Production Costs

Pakistan's value-added leather sector has asked the federal government to reduce high production costs, simplify multi-tier compliance, and rationalise industrial duties in the upcoming budget. Industry representatives met Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan in Islamabad on Thursday, flagging that elevated energy and input costs are limiting the sector's export growth.

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PM Shahbaz Forms Task Force to Build Pakistan's First Waste-to-Energy Policy — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
PolicyAIMay 15, 2026

PM Shahbaz Forms Task Force to Build Pakistan's First Waste-to-Energy Policy

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has established a national task force to formulate Pakistan's first waste-to-energy policy, with Power Division Minister Sardar Awais Leghari serving as convener. The body includes federal and provincial ministers, secretaries from all four provinces, and private sector representatives tasked with identifying barriers and proposing legislation for the sector.

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Adani Pays $18 Million US Penalty Over Solar Bribery Case Without Admitting Guilt — image representing Pakistan solar energy and net-metering coverage
IndustryAIMay 15, 2026

Adani Pays $18 Million US Penalty Over Solar Bribery Case Without Admitting Guilt

Gautam Adani and his nephew have agreed to pay an $18 million US civil penalty linked to an alleged $250 million scheme to bribe Indian officials for solar energy contracts, without admitting guilt. US prosecutors are separately reported to be preparing to drop the associated criminal charges entirely.

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NEPRA Approves Rs. 4.23/Unit Fuel Adjustment for April 2026 Bills — image representing NEPRA regulatory and tariff coverage in Pakistan
NEPRAAIMay 15, 2026

NEPRA Approves Rs. 4.23/Unit Fuel Adjustment for April 2026 Bills

NEPRA has cleared a Rs. 4.23/unit fuel cost adjustment for April 2026, raising monthly bills for households above 200 units by an average of Rs. 850.

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