Circular debt, load-shedding and the push toward a reliable power grid.
The Petroleum Division has told OGRA and provincial authorities to act against suspected LPG hoarding ahead of winter, after domestic cylinders began changing hands near Rs5,000, well above the Rs3,296 notified maximum, as Strait of Hormuz disruptions squeeze imports.
BBP Energy Desk · October 18, 2026 · 4 min
The Petroleum Division cut petrol by Rs3.93 to Rs386.30 a litre for October 17 to 19, while high-speed diesel stayed unchanged at Rs396.96, as OGRA's daily pricing mechanism pulled petrol down for a second straight revision after it briefly neared Rs400 earlier this month.
BBP Energy Desk · October 17, 2026 · 3 min
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told AFP in Bangkok that Pakistan has procured enough energy to last through November and faces no shortages or fuel queues, even as the government separately scrambles for costly spot LNG cargoes to cover peak winter demand.
BBP Energy Desk · October 17, 2026 · 3 min
The Islamabad Electric Supply Company asked NEPRA to raise its average tariff to Rs43.54 a unit for 2027, up 54 percent, as the Privatisation Commission pushes it to clean up its books before a sale.
BBP Energy Desk · October 16, 2026 · 4 min
The Petroleum Division raised petrol by Rs1.20 to Rs393.86 a litre and cut high-speed diesel by 17 paisa to Rs396.65, effective October 15, 2026, under the daily pricing mechanism Pakistan adopted in July as Middle East supply fears pushed global crude higher.
BBP Energy Desk · October 15, 2026 · 3 min
The Power Division says September's fuel cost adjustment will add about Rs2.56 per unit to November electricity bills, after targeted load shedding and cheaper RLNG use held back an increase it says could otherwise have reached Rs5-6 a unit.
BBP Energy Desk · October 15, 2026 · 3 min
The Petroleum Division cut petrol by Rs2.71 to Rs392.66 a litre and high-speed diesel by 3 paisa to Rs396.82, effective October 14, 2026, under the daily pricing mechanism Islamabad adopted after the Iran-US war pushed fuel costs sharply higher this year.
BBP Energy Desk · October 14, 2026 · 2 min
Pakistan State Oil signed a sale-purchase agreement with Oman's OQ Trading on October 8 to import petroleum products, a deal five years in the making that Islamabad has accelerated as the Strait of Hormuz remains an unreliable supply route during the US-Iran war.
BBP Energy Desk · October 12, 2026 · 3 min
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has asked Nepra to reject Rs268 billion in charges that ten former Wapda distribution companies want added to 2027 electricity bills, arguing much of it is retrospective, disputed or already disallowed.
BBP Energy Desk · October 12, 2026 · 4 min
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