Syed Akhtar Ali

December 11, 2022

Oily matters – II

Electrical Vehicles Immediate solutions are never possible or feasible. There has to be alternative plan and targets. How about we target a proposal to reduce oil […]
December 8, 2022

Oily matters – I

Pakistan’s oil imports are the biggest drain on foreign exchange. Current year’s oil import bill has been projected to exceed 23 billion USD as against total […]
December 4, 2022

What to do with furnace oil?

Furnace oil used to be the backbone of both power and oil industry until only a few years ago. There were no LNG or coal power […]
November 21, 2022

Gas crisis and industry

Govt cannot indefinitely provide gas at just $9; alternatives will have to be explored ISLAMABAD: Winter has come and gas crisis has started. Earlier, households used […]
November 9, 2022

Role of LPG in gas crisis — I

Winters are approaching, in fact are there already. There is usually higher gas demand in winters due to heating and later heating requirements. Local gas supplies […]
November 7, 2022

Part – II: A winter without gas?

Gas and electricity prices have become politically sensitive issues. The IMF compares prices in dollars, which shows that energy price hikes are negligible. However, in rupees […]
October 26, 2022

GH: A new opportunity to effectively deal with energy challenges?

Hydrogen is not something new. It is being used for more than a century. It is Green Hydrogen (GH) that is new. Hydrogen is an energy […]
October 9, 2022

Nepra’s SOI report 2022: a comment — II

NPCC and SCADA There is a counter point of view as well. As per info available to this writer, significant progress… NPCC and SCADA There is […]
October 7, 2022

Nepra’s SOI report 2022: a comment — I

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has recently released its annual State of Industry (SOI) report 2022. As the name implies, the report gives a comprehensive […]