Syed Akhtar Ali

Syed Akhtar Ali

  • Entering the carbon market

    Entering the carbon market

    Motorists queue to refill their vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas at a CNG station in Peshawar. — AFP/FileCNG burns cleaner than petrol and...

  • A push for solar geysers

    After the electricity tariff, the gas tariff is poised to be enhanced as well. The average tariff will likely increase by 50 per cent.There is a...

  • 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...

  • How to conserve energy

    Oil imports have decreased by 26 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal year . Crude oil imports have fallen by 16 per cent, diesel...

  • 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...

  • A winter without gas? Part - I

    Winter has almost arrived. There is usually a high gas demand in this season but gas shortages in the winter have become a norm in Pakistan. Local...

  • A new power plan : Part - II

    A new power plan : Part - II

    The new Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan mentions nuclear energy. The nuclear option is limited to the addition of one plant of...

  • A new power plan : Part I

    A new power plan : Part I

    The National Transmission and Despatch Company has released a new version of the Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan . As the name...

  • Petrol controversy

    Petrol controversy

    It is advised that policymakers analyze and look into opportunities for price reduction

  • Analysing petrol prices

    Analysing petrol prices

    The highly volatile rupee-dollar exchange rate makes petrol prices’ analysis or comparisons quite difficult.

  • Local but complicated

    International fuel prices have been increasing consistently for the last few months. The prices of imported coal have increased three times their...

  • Planning for power

    At a time when the country is facing severe power shortages, talk about expanding electricity generation should attract people’s attention. The...

  • A recurring winter’s tale

    Electricity supply issues among rising local energy costs – both at producers and consumers’ ends – combined with power plant defects, high...

  • The rising oil prices

    The rising oil prices

    In Pakistan, petroleum prices were raised yet again to Rs248.74 per litre for petrol and Rs 276.54 for diesel. This is the fourth time petroleum...

  • Oil prices and efficient buying

    The government has increased petroleum prices by Rs30 per litre. The increase is uniform against all products. There was much talk about some...

  • The future of electric vehicles [Part - II]

    Are electric vehicles economical or affordable? Although an EV may not be exactly economical, it is fast approaching the required cost objectives....

  • The future of electric vehicles [Part I]

    Electric vehicles are thought to be an essential player in reducing oil demand. The former Danish minister for climate, energy and utilities, Dan...

  • Emerging biogas

    The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.The...

  • Shifting to Thar lignite

    Pakistan has 180 billion tonnes of lignite coal deposits, which have the potential of firing 1800 power plants of 1000 MW for 30 years or 500 power...

  • Fuel for a motorbike

    The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.The prices of...