Syed Akhtar Ali

April 20, 2019

Time for energy competition

Every winter, there are gas shortages despite induction of LNG. Our local gas resources and production are going down, or barely remain constant, while demand has […]
April 15, 2019

Towards an alternative gas scenario

Ogra has issued its annual report for the year 2017-18, titled ‘State of the Regulated Petroleum Industry’. Gas demand, supplies, shortages and overbillings have occupied headlines […]
April 8, 2019

Complexities of LNG – spot vs long-term pricing

ISLAMABAD: Only 20% of Pakistan’s population has access to clean piped natural gas (PNG) while the rest use biomass in the form of uplahs and shrubs or […]
April 2, 2019

A power plan for the future

The NTDC has submitted to Nepra a long-term plan of expansion of electrical power generation covering the period till 2040.It is an indicative plan and is […]
April 1, 2019

Electricity import from Central Asia opposed

ISLAMABAD: Only 20% of Pakistan’s population has access to clean piped natural gas (PNG) while the rest use biomass in the form of uplahs and shrubs or […]
March 21, 2019

The future of oil

What is the future of oil and how does it affect us? Everywhere else, market analysts call it a declining industry. But people in Pakistan generally […]
March 11, 2019

Reducing losses in the energy sector

The energy sector seems to be a double-edged weapon; if you don’t have it, you suffer and if you have it and can’t manage it properly, […]
March 11, 2019

Affordable fuels for poor to improve living conditions in rural areas

ISLAMABAD: Only 20% of Pakistan’s population has access to clean piped natural gas (PNG) while the rest use biomass in the form of uplahs and shrubs or […]
February 12, 2019

Clean energy can be produced even with coal

ISLAMABAD: Coal power has acquired a bad image, perhaps less due to its pollution dimension and more due to the CO2 emission which produce greenhouse gases, causing […]