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Pakistan’s electricity consumers will see a higher charge in their August bills after the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority notified a fuel cost adjustment of 75 paisa per unit. The decision, reported by Dawn…

NEPRA has approved monthly and quarterly electricity adjustments totalling Rs2.58 per unit, with the charges affecting bills from September 2026.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has eliminated VAT on household electricity bills starting in October, funded by a controversial redirection of the abandoned digital ID programme’s budget for the current financial year
The White House is backing a broader voluntary pledge aimed at limiting the impact of data centre power demand on household utility bills, though key details remain unclear.

Pay-later lenders are moving beyond retail purchases into rent and utility bills, raising fresh questions about affordability, fees and household debt.
A global billing glitch left Amazon Web Services customers with absurd bills, including one UK man whose usual sub-£1 charge became a £5.8 billion invoice, sparking outrage and disbelief.
UK inflation has risen to its highest level in four months, with higher energy bills pushing the cost of living back into sharper focus for households, businesses and policymakers. The BBC reported that prices are now…
Energy bills in Great Britain are forecast to jump by £276, reaching nearly £2,000 in January due to rising gas prices and global conflicts
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is evaluating a major proposal to reconfigure gas standing charges and accelerate heat pump adoption, potentially cutting average annual household energy costs by up to £130

PPP has held back support for two natural gas revenue bills as coalition grievances spill into the petroleum committee's legislative work.
The Republican-led House approved a $1.15 trillion defence package with provisions expanding US-Israel military cooperation, but the bill still faces a difficult Senate path.

Bill Gates says artificial intelligence could widen inequality and disrupt employment unless governments build stronger protections and institutions.
From Honda to Tesla, major automakers are rapidly culling their American electric vehicle lineups due to shifting economic conditions, regulatory pressures, and new corporate priorities for the year 2026
The House passed a large Pentagon funding bill and a separate budget step that could help Republicans push ahead on war funding and other priorities.

Pakistan's power regulator Nepra awarded DHA City, on the M-9 motorway, two parallel licences for electricity distribution and supplier of last resort, making it the first private entity to power its own housing project.
New projections indicate data centers will consume one-fifth of U.S. electricity by 2035 as artificial intelligence infrastructure places unprecedented strain on the nation's aging electrical power grid
New York has become the first US state to impose a moratorium on large new data centre construction, pausing the development of facilities that have become central to the artificial intelligence boom but increasingly…

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is becoming an economic warning for Pakistan as fuel imports, LNG supplies, freight costs and inflation risks converge.

Oil prices moved higher as U.S.-Iran diplomacy stalled and reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz renewed concern about global energy supplies.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Bill Gates discussed polio eradication and possible cooperation in agriculture, digital innovation and artificial intelligence.

Congress is pushing a new bill forward that would give parents the power over their kid’s interactions with AI chatbots

Nonprofit financial counselors say there has been a significant increase this year in the number of borrowers seeking their advice

Pakistan’s plan to privatise Faisalabad Electric Supply Company has attracted interest from both local and overseas investors, according to the Privatisation Commission, which says 12 expressions of interest were…

Pakistan's planning minister used a public appearance in Lahore to make a blunt case: the global shift away from gasoline-powered transportation is already underway, and Pakistan needs to move faster to keep pace with…