Motorists queue to refill their vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas at a CNG station in Peshawar. — AFP/FileCNG burns cleaner than petrol and...
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...
The government has announced a financing package to promote the sale of e-bikes. These environmentally friendly bikes have the potential to...
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...
Gas and electricity prices have become politically sensitive issues. The IMF compares prices in dollars, which shows that energy price hikes are...
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...
The new Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan mentions nuclear energy. The nuclear option is limited to the addition of one plant of...
The National Transmission and Despatch Company has released a new version of the Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan . As the name...
It is advised that policymakers analyze and look into opportunities for price reduction
The highly volatile rupee-dollar exchange rate makes petrol prices’ analysis or comparisons quite difficult.
International fuel prices have been increasing consistently for the last few months. The prices of imported coal have increased three times their...
At a time when the country is facing severe power shortages, talk about expanding electricity generation should attract people’s attention. The...
Electricity supply issues among rising local energy costs – both at producers and consumers’ ends – combined with power plant defects, high...
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...
The government has increased petroleum prices by Rs30 per litre. The increase is uniform against all products. There was much talk about some...
Are electric vehicles economical or affordable? Although an EV may not be exactly economical, it is fast approaching the required cost objectives....
Electric vehicles are thought to be an essential player in reducing oil demand. The former Danish minister for climate, energy and utilities, Dan...
The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.The...
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...
The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.The prices of...
In the first part of the article, we discussed how innovation in products is playing a major role in energy conservation. Innovation and upgrades in...
The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.The idea that...
It seems that the government of Pakistan is sceptical about talks of an open market regime in the power sector. In the meanwhile, it is letting...
Complying with the recently introduced requirements of the Nepra Act, the power division has prepared the first draft of the National Electricity...
The government has imposed a 17 percent sales tax on the import of solar PV equipment. Solar traders have protested against it and consider it an...
The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.Pakistan has...
The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.The gas...
Some fertiliser manufacturers in the country have requested for permission to export their surplus stock so that they can compete in the...
The first part of this article talked about Pakistan’s heavy reliance on gas-based power. Thar coal is a major energy source in the country. This...
The Glasgow Climate Conference has ended with a renewed commitment of 200 nations to climate change goals, among scepticism and criticism by...
By 2030, Pakistan will have around 60 percent market share of renewable energy sources about half of which will come out of solar and wind. This...
The first part of this series ‘Performance issues’ talked about the performance issues of the power sector. This part will deal with the...
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority recently released its annual state of industry report. This publication is an authentic source of...
China has announced, at international forums, that it won’t finance any new coal-fired power plant project outside its country anymore. This has...
The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.A rather ugly...
The Sindh energy minister has been raising the issue of gas supply to Sindh and loadshedding. He says Sindh produces more gas than it consumes, and...
Petrol prices were increased on July 15 in Pakistan by Rs5.40/litre to a level of Rs118/litre, while diesel prices were raised by Rs2.54/litre to a...
The circular debt issue is getting more serious by the day and the worst has yet to come with the installation of new capacity while demand...
The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.It was...
The government has announced its plans to increase the power tariff by Rs5.65 per unit – an estimated 40 percent increase. Gas utilities have...
Except for Karachi, Pakistan has extreme cold and hot weather in the respective seasons. With rising standards among the higher economic classes,...
LNG contains two forms of energy – one measured in terms of Calorific Value , which is widely recognized, and the other known as cold energy,...
It is increasingly becoming clear that RLNG has issues of irregular pricing and other supply chain issues like availability of infrastructure.In the...
The whole country went into a power blackout on Sunday night. This is a technical issue requiring serious investigation and a non-political...
The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.Prime...
The Oil Inquiry Commission was formed by the Lahore High Court in the wake of the oil crisis which occurred last June. Its report has been submitted...
Smog is back, in parts of Sindh and almost all of Punjab. Smog causes ENT sicknesses, can worsen existing heart and lung problems and causes eye...
The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’.Local gas...
The Pakistan Electric Power Company has been revised under a legal arrangement of being a “Managing Agent”. The role of Pepco, briefly...
