Syed Akhtar Ali

October 25, 2021

Renewable energy potential and constraints

Local investors should invest in solar, wind projects to prevent forex outflow ISLAMABAD: Many people ask if renewable energy is so cheap – 1-2 US cents […]
October 9, 2021

Nepra’s ‘State of Industry Report’: An analysis-I

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has released its annual State of Industry Report-21 (SOI-21). This publication is an authentic source of data and information and […]
October 9, 2021

Nepra: performance issues – Part II

The first part of this series ‘Performance issues’ (Oct 9) talked about the performance issues of the power sector. This part will deal with the existing […]
October 9, 2021

Nepra: performance issues – Part I

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) recently released its annual state of industry (SOI) report. This publication is an authentic source of data and information, […]
October 4, 2021

Looking beyond Thar coal

It may be reasonable to utilise Thar area for producing 10,000MW of solar power ISLAMABAD: China has announced in international fora that it won’t finance any […]
October 4, 2021

Beyond Thar coal

China has announced, at international forums, that it won’t finance any new coal-fired power plant project outside its country anymore. This has sent shock waves among […]
September 27, 2021

Role of solar water heaters, biogas in gas crisis

Govt policy is required to facilitate use of alternative energy sources ISLAMABAD: Gas crisis is already there. It may become worse in winters, although gas shortages […]
September 25, 2021

Energy: projects and potential

The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’. A rather ugly situation is developing […]
September 23, 2021

An ugly IGCEP

A rather ugly situation is developing with respect to the IGCEP (Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan). Reportedly, no consensus has been achieved in the Council of […]