Syed Akhtar Ali

October 3, 2022

A new power plan : Part – II

The new Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) mentions nuclear energy. The nuclear option is limited to the addition of one plant of 1,000-1,300MW, which appears […]
October 1, 2022

A new power plan : Part I

The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has released a new version of the Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP). As the name implies, it is […]
September 27, 2022

Competitive power market – II

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) plans to revisit its determination and a reasonable mid-way solution can be found. There is a USAID study carried out […]
September 21, 2022

Competitive power market – I

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has introduced a Competitive Electricity Market framework, which has been christened as CTBCM-Competitive Trading in Bilateral Contract Market. The objective […]
September 11, 2022

Prices of POL products

New petroleum prices have been announced; there is no big increase in prices of Petrol and HSD. However, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement requires a […]
September 5, 2022

Comparative electrical scene in South Asia

Pakistan’s maximum power tariff 40% higher than Indian average Worldwide the energy scene is bad; there are both supply and high price issues. Poor countries’ hardship […]
August 24, 2022

Deregulating the oil sector — II

The two biggest risks are demand-supply manipulation, creating shortages and manipulate prices. Shortages can be countrywide by importing or procuring less or in inner locations. In […]
August 22, 2022

Petrol controversy

It is advised that policymakers analyze and look into opportunities for price reduction Petrol prices in Pakistan have increased by Rs6 per litre, and diesel prices […]
August 20, 2022

Deregulating the oil sector – I

There has often been talk of deregulating the petroleum sector. There are pros and cons which have been hotly debated. In policy circles, the same debate […]