Syed Akhtar Ali

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 […]
April 6, 2020

Case of cheaper LPG for the poor in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: For a very long time, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) business has been a symbol of power in this country. There has been stranglehold of the […]
March 23, 2020

Cheap gas and the fertiliser sector

ISLAMABAD: In 2013, this writer wrote an article titled “Cheap gas and expensive fertiliser”. As the title implies, it seems to be related to the current […]
March 16, 2020

A review of gas sector and prices

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has tasked the Ministry of Energy to come up with some out-of-the-box solutions to soften the load of high energy prices […]
March 13, 2020

The crash and its consequences

International oil prices (Brent crude) have come down to 36.79 USD/bbl (Monday, March 9). By the time, readers read these lines, Brent crude may go down […]