Syed Akhtar Ali

February 17, 2020

CPEC and recycling zones

Waste or scrap is both an asset and a liability. If one can retrieve good materials economically and responsibly (environmentally speaking), it can create economic opportunity, […]
February 17, 2020

With less govt role, gas exchange may be set up

ISLAMABAD:  The government wants to reduce its exposure and liabilities, if not responsibilities, from the energy sector. Up to now, the government has been heavily involved […]
February 6, 2020

Biogas: the way forward

The biogas initiative was launched in Pakistan as early as the 1980s. In the meantime, almost nothing of significance has happened; a few thousand family sized […]
February 1, 2020

The case for energy cooperatives

The cooperative movement was founded when people felt that they were not getting a fair deal in terms of products’ or services’ availability or pricing. Long […]
January 18, 2020

Highs and lows of energy pricing

It is generally complained that energy costs or prices are high in Pakistan. The recent rupee devaluation has made the issue more visible and sensitive. Expensive […]
January 13, 2020

Gas distribution: A complicated issue in winter for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Every winter, there is gas shortage and the controversy erupts that Sindh produces more gas and it should get its due share. The issue is […]
January 10, 2020

Production and priority

Every winter, there is gas shortage and every winter Sindh says that it produces more gas and it should get its due share. The scarcity, however, […]
January 4, 2020

Reorganizing the commission

The Planning Commission has had a glorious past in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Its plans of the early 50s left an impression internationally. Rightly or […]
December 30, 2019

Towards a biofuel policy for energy security

ISLAMABAD: Biofuels are agro-based fuels as opposed to fossil fuels, which include both liquid and gaseous forms. Current ethanol production is crop based, called 1G Ethanol, made […]