January

January 24, 2022

Emerging copper market and opportunities

Renewable energy needs 4-6 times more copper than fossil energy ISLAMABAD: Copper market is emerging once again in the march towards green energy and electric vehicles […]
January 23, 2022

Prices of POL and products—I

Petrol prices have been increased again to cross the mark of Rs 147 per litre, while diesel remains cheaper by a few rupees. International prices have […]
January 17, 2022

Mining sector: accommodating local interests

There are people who are sceptical about the gas resource potential ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has considerable mineral resources which could not be utilised for a variety of […]
January 13, 2022

Accommodating local interests

The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’. Pakistan has considerable reserves of mineral […]
January 3, 2022

Diversifying gas use

The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’ The gas crisis has been caused […]
January 3, 2022

Improving power DISCOs’ performance

Distribution companies should employ software, hardware to detect fraud, collusion ISLAMABAD: Inefficiencies of distribution companies have been considered as one of the main power sector problems, […]