Articles

October 15, 2018

Improved CPEC design is in interest of all

ISLAMABAD: There is a hue and cry in Pakistan that it is going to default on payments which can cause great chaos in the country and […]
October 1, 2018

T&D losses can be cut to half

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is going down under all kinds of losses and leakages. It is high time that something is done to control the situation.
September 17, 2018

High gas prices hurt nobody except the very poor

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has again delayed decision on a proposed increase in gas prices which has both political and economic consequences.
September 3, 2018

Capacity cost of power plants feared to rise further

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (Nepra) report for the year 2017 is out. Its State of Industry Report is one of the most authoritative […]
August 20, 2018

Let’s have Bhasha dam surcharge to fund construction work

ISLAMABAD: A 10-paisa Neelum-Jhelum surcharge was imposed on electricity bills which brought Rs50-65 billion for the government in a span of eight years. I wonder why […]