Syed Akhtar Ali

The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’. The importance of local energy/gas resources […]

Pakistan has 180 billion tonnes of lignite coal deposits, which have the potential of firing 1800 power plants of 1000 MW for 30 years or 500 […]

It should be explored as to what went wrong in earlier efforts, what should not be repeated ISLAMABAD: The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (Neeca) […]

The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’. The prices of petroleum products have […]

Industrialists less sensitive to energy conservation issues, though things changing gradually ISLAMABAD: There is a saying that the energy conserved is better and cheaper than the […]

In the first part of the article, we discussed how innovation in products is playing a major role in energy conservation. Innovation and upgrades in home […]

The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’. The idea that ‘energy conserved is […]

It seems that the government of Pakistan is sceptical about talks of an open market regime in the power sector. In the meanwhile, it is letting […]

Differential pricing, rationing are two possible tools to reduce impact of price surge ISLAMABAD: There is no increase in petroleum prices this time around, although crude […]