Syed Akhtar Ali

February 15, 2023

New gas tariff and circular debt

Finally, much-awaited new gas tariff has been announced by government under negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The increase is up to 12-112% in various […]
February 6, 2023

Opening up Thar coal to non-power sectors

ISLAMABAD: Thar coal has come a long way. Two blocks are functional with installed power generation capacity of 2,000 megawatts. Power sector has helped open up […]
January 23, 2023

Giving e-bikes a boost

The government has announced a financing package to promote the sale of e-bikes. These environmentally friendly bikes have the potential to contribute towards achieving environmental objectives, […]
January 19, 2023

Power distribution sector’s performance – II

T&D losses have been valued at Rs 520 billion. If losses are reduced to Nepra’s (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s) target level, there would be a […]
January 2, 2023

Privatisation of power distribution companies-II

ISLAMABAD: Many federations in the world have energy sectors, especially power distribution, under provincial administration, although the entities are mostly privately owned in advanced countries like […]
December 29, 2022

How to conserve energy

Oil imports have decreased by 26 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal year (July-Nov). Crude oil imports have fallen by 16 […]
December 26, 2022

Privatisation of power distribution companies-I

ISLAMABAD: DISCOs (distribution companies) in the power sector have been a constant source of worries for successive governments in Pakistan. Losses, leakages, receivables, supply quality and […]
December 25, 2022

Oily matters – III

Deregulating the oil sector: Business circles in the oil sector have been lobbying for deregulating the oil sector, arguing that it would be more efficient and […]
December 12, 2022

New debate on cheaper bike petrol

Motorcycles don’t need high octane fuel which is more than enough for them. ISLAMABAD: Last week, Planning Commission held a meeting for discussion on introducing a […]