{
  "id": 16975877,
  "title": "Coal procurement: NEPRA unlikely to grant another extension to PQEPCL",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/coal-procurement-nepra-unlikely-to-grant-another-extension-to-pqepcl",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T23:31:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446431/coal-procurement-nepra-unlikely-to-grant-another-extension-to-pqepcl"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) is unlikely to grant another extension to Port Qasim Electric Power Company Limited (PQEPCL) for coal procurement under an interim arrangement, despite the company’s reported efforts to persuade the regulator’s officials, sources said. The development comes amid concerns over the alleged lack of transparency in coal procurement…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}