Syed Akhtar Ali

July 1, 2020

Deregulating oil or price ceiling?

ARTICLE: New and higher oil prices have been announced after fixing very low prices on 1st June. June prices were extraordinarily low in the company of […]
June 15, 2020

From deficit crisis to surplus crisis

ISLAMABAD: We are interesting people and an interesting country. Only a few years ago, there was power deficit and now we have so much surplus that […]
June 14, 2020

Sugar Commission Report: What to do?

ARTICLE: Sugar Commission Report (SCR) has implicated the sugar industry of what in many civilized countries would be considered a crime worthy of severe penalties and […]
May 31, 2020

Sugar commission report – what to do?

ISLAMABAD: The sugar commission report has implicated Pakistan’s sugar industry in what in many civilised countries would be considered a crime worthy of severe penalties and […]
May 29, 2020

Sugar report: what to do?

The Sugar Commission Report (SCR) has implicated the sugar industry of what in many civilized countries would be considered a crime worthy of severe penalties and […]
May 18, 2020

Redesigning the smart meter project

ISLAMABAD: A controversy has been raging around the need for reducing the electricity cost and tariff, which has put a heavy burden on consumers as well […]
May 4, 2020

IPP imbroglio – the role of regulator

ISLAMABAD: The regulatory framework has a focal role in allowing sustainable and fair tariff acceptable to all parties and to later see that things go along […]
April 20, 2020

Renegotiating contracts for power projects

ISLAMABAD: Energy demand, which was already less than installed capacities and committed imports, has further gone down, almost by an average of 50%. Many refineries are […]
April 6, 2020

Corona and the energy sector

The government continues to be in search of a way out for reducing or arresting the projected increase in gas and electricity tariff. I have also […]