Syed Akhtar Ali

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, […]
December 27, 2021

Tuwairqi Steel’s revival initiative

Hydrogen, Thar coal may help develop viable solution for mill’s revival ISLAMABAD: Reports have appeared recently in the press on initiatives for the revival of Tuwairqi […]
December 13, 2021

Promoting solar equipment manufacturing

Apart from saving forex, local manufacturing will increase employment, help adopt technologies ISLAMABAD: Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have come of age. Global installed capacity of solar […]
December 11, 2021

Fertiliser exports?

Some fertiliser manufacturers in the country have requested for permission to export their surplus stock so that they can compete in the international market on their […]
November 28, 2021

Our energy strategy (Part – II)

The first part of this article talked about Pakistan’s heavy reliance on gas-based power. Thar coal is a major energy source in the country. This tried […]
November 27, 2021

Our energy strategy – Part I

The Glasgow Climate Conference has ended with a renewed commitment of 200 nations to climate change goals, among scepticism and criticism by activists of doing too […]
November 1, 2021

Towards electrical storage systems

In absence of innovative technologies, there is risk of high grid instability ISLAMABAD: The electricity storage system is not something new, although not widespread either. However, […]
November 1, 2021

Solar-wind hybrid projects

By 2030, Pakistan will have around 60 percent market share of renewable energy sources about half of which will come out of solar and wind. This […]