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title: "GEPCO proposes 50% increase in share capital ahead of privatization"
description: "Most outlets reported that GEPCO has proposed increasing its authorised share capital by 50%, from Rs50 billion to Rs75 billion, as part of the privatization process. Profit noted that the proposal follows directions from the privatisation committee and will be presented for shareholder approval on October 22. ProPakistani highlighted the Rs25 billion increase in capital limit and linked it to the privatization context. Both outlets framed the move as a procedural step in the privatization process."
url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15124-gepco-wants-to-raise-its-capital-limit-by-rs-25-billion
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# GEPCO proposes 50% increase in share capital ahead of privatization

business · updated 17 Oct 2026, 1:05 PM PKT · 17 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that GEPCO has proposed increasing its authorised share capital by 50%, from Rs50 billion to Rs75 billion, as part of the privatization process. Profit noted that the proposal follows directions from the privatisation committee and will be presented for shareholder approval on October 22. ProPakistani highlighted the Rs25 billion increase in capital limit and linked it to the privatization context. Both outlets framed the move as a procedural step in the privatization process.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [GEPCO Wants to Raise Its Capital Limit by Rs. 25 Billion Ahead of Privatization](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/17/gepco-wants-to-raise-its-capital-limit-by-rs-25-billion-ahead-of-privatization/) · 17 Oct 2026, 1:05 PM PKT
  > Gujranwala Electric Power Company Limited (GEPCO) has proposed increasing its share capital limit by 50%, from Rs. 50 billion to… Read More
- **Profit** — [GEPCO proposes 50% increase in authorised share capital to Rs75 billion](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/17/gepco-proposes-50percent-increase-in-authorised-share-capital-to-rs75-billion) · 17 Oct 2026, 10:57 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Proposal follows privatisation committee's directions and will be presented for shareholder approval on October 22

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Multiple investors express interest in GEPCO privatisation](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4198-11-saudi-turkish-and-pakistani-investors-want-to-buy-gepco) · 22 Aug 2026 · 8 outlets · 76% related
- [Nine companies prequalified for GEPCO privatisation](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12455-nine-companies-prequalify-for-gepco-privatisation) · 6 Oct 2026 · 10 outlets · 71% related

2 articles from 2 outlets, 17 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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