Articles

August 10, 2023

Solar PV indigenization: strategy and scope

Solar energy is the energy of present and future. Pakistan is importing almost all of the solar equipment from abroad, mostly China. China is the production […]
August 1, 2023

Reducing rising electricity tariff? — III

In the previous space, we focused on immediate financial restructuring solutions for enabling reduction in electricity tariff. In this space, we will briefly discuss other avenues […]
July 31, 2023

Prospects of expanding solar PV capacity

ISLAMABAD: The government has ambitious programmes for installing solar PV capacities. Fossil-based electricity is expensive, has availability issues and requires foreign exchange, which we don’t have. […]
July 26, 2023

Reducing rising electricity tariff?—II

LIBOR has gone up; thus a case for reduction of this margin suitably. Second solution is increase in the repayment period. In the power sector, debt […]
July 23, 2023

Reducing rising electricity tariff?-I

NEPRA (National Electric Power Authority) has increased electricity base tariff by Rs 4.96 per unit from Rs 24.82 per unit to Rs 29.78 per unit. It […]