Syed Akhtar Ali

September 14, 2023

Oil price hike

Petroleum prices have been increased; petrol is costing Rs 305.34 per Liter and diesel Rs 311.84. It is an increase of 5.17 percent in the price […]
September 12, 2023

A push for solar geysers

After the electricity tariff, the gas tariff is poised to be enhanced as well. The average tariff will likely increase by 50 per cent. There is […]
September 11, 2023

Oil bonded warehouse policy’s impact on economy

ISLAMABAD: Recently, an oil bonded warehouse policy has been announced. This is one of the best and useful policies that one would have seen in recent […]
August 30, 2023

Doing away with GST on electricity?

It is already happening what was expected. People have come out against rising electricity bills. Protests may convert into anarchy. Does government have some immediate remedy? […]
August 28, 2023

How to reduce people’s misery in energy sector

ISLAMABAD: It does not require any elaboration that people are suffering from high inflation, especially in the energy sector. There are both supply and pricing issues. […]
August 16, 2023

Pakistan mineral outlook

Recently, an important conference, ‘Pakistan Mineral Summit’, has been organised in Islamabad by the Petroleum Division. Top national and international dignitaries and a large number of […]
August 10, 2023

Solar PV indigenization: strategy and scope

Solar energy is the energy of present and future. Pakistan is importing almost all of the solar equipment from abroad, mostly China. China is the production […]
August 1, 2023

Reducing rising electricity tariff? — III

In the previous space, we focused on immediate financial restructuring solutions for enabling reduction in electricity tariff. In this space, we will briefly discuss other avenues […]
July 31, 2023

Prospects of expanding solar PV capacity

ISLAMABAD: The government has ambitious programmes for installing solar PV capacities. Fossil-based electricity is expensive, has availability issues and requires foreign exchange, which we don’t have. […]