Syed Akhtar Ali

June 19, 2023

Gwadar coal-based power plant impasse

ISLAMABAD: The Gwadar coal-power plant has reached an impasse. The project is being implemented under CPEC by a Chinese company. It is an important project affecting […]
May 24, 2023

Mapping the economics of imported coal-fired power plants

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has rejected the power generation tariff petition of Jamshoro Power Company Limited (JPCL), terming it too high and unaffordable by […]
May 17, 2023

Thar coal mine expansion

SECMC (Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company) has filed a tariff petition for expanding its capacity. This is a third expansion. The mine started its phase-I at […]
May 15, 2023

Local, global solar market trends

ISLAMABAD: There has always been a problem in Pakistan’s energy sector. Earlier, there were load-shedding issues due to generation capacity limitations. Now, there is capacity surplus […]
May 15, 2023

Power sector: debt relief and swaps

Chinese power plant investors and operators have been giving various kinds of ultimatums to the government of Pakistan for releasing due payments with respect to capacity […]
May 10, 2023

KE’s petition: case for integration

KE (K-Electric) has submitted a petition to Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) for getting a separate generation tariff. NEPRA recently did its public hearing on […]
April 27, 2023

An electric regulatory authority for Sindh

Sindh cabinet has approved a draft bill for organizing a separate electricity regulatory body for Sindh — Sindh Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Sepra). It is not […]
April 17, 2023

Energy efficiency and conservation initiatives

ISLAMABAD: Two news have been reported in newspapers recently – World Bank’s support for energy conservation in Pakistan, and government’s drive to shift consumption from gas […]
April 12, 2023

Hydrogen initiatives

The good news is that two hydrogen initiatives have been announced in Pakistan recently; one by NEECA and the other by petroleum industry. NEECA (National Energy […]