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November 8, 2019

Smog, air pollution and oil

Autumn has come and smog is in, more intensely in northern and central Punjab and especially in Lahore. Smog, although short-lived, and causing invisibility and immediate […]
November 4, 2019

The high and low of LNG market

ISLAMABAD: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have come down and are falling continuously. Although current summer prices have a seasonal effect, there appears to be a constant […]
November 2, 2019

The complexities of energy planning

We have emerged from an energy crisis recently, but only to create new problems and issues or accentuating the existing ones. Lack of adequate planning and […]
October 21, 2019

Any steel sector strategy without PSM cannot work

ISLAMABAD: Despite a sizeable and fast-growing market of 9-10 million tons per annum, Pakistan is beset by the closure of two big steel projects – Pakistan Steel […]
October 7, 2019

Cheaper electricity in winter – how and why?

ISLAMABAD: Energy costs and tariffs have been increasing and may further go up. There is a need to explore ways and means for reducing these, wherever a […]
September 26, 2019

A case for lower seasonal tariff

Energy cost and tariff have been increasing and may go further up. There is a need to explore ways and means for reducing these, wherever a […]
September 23, 2019

GIDC: controversy and solution

Perhaps the government underestimated the potential of the controversy the GIDC carried. While the government withdrew the GIDC ordinance within days of its promulgation, the hurried […]
September 23, 2019

Pakistan’s GIDC controversy and solution thereof

SLAMABAD: Perhaps the government underestimated the potential of controversy the gas infrastructure development cess (GIDC) issue carried. The government withdrew the GIDC ordinance within days of its […]
September 9, 2019

Assessing new oil and gas sector policy steps

ISLAMABAD: The government seems to be quite active in the energy sector or hard work of the last year of the Energy Task force has started yielding […]