Syed Akhtar Ali

April 30, 2021

How to control circular debt

The writer is a former member of the Energy Planning Commission and author of ‘Pakistan’s Energy Issues: Success and Challenges’. It was recently reported that the […]
April 5, 2021

Impact of taxes on fuel prices

Petrol prices in Pakistan have been lowest in region, while diesel prices have varied ISLAMABAD: Petrol and diesel prices have been reduced for the current fortnight from […]
April 1, 2021

Caveats and reform proposals

The government has announced its plans to increase the power tariff by Rs5.65 per unit – an estimated 40 percent increase. Gas utilities have asked for […]
March 29, 2021

Tariff hike: some caveats and reform proposals

ISLAMABAD: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is endangering the climate. Most countries have made 2050 the target year for achieving zero net emission of CO2. In this space, we […]
March 9, 2021

District heating and cooling

Except Karachi, Pakistan has extreme cold and hot weather in the respective seasons. With rising standards among higher economic classes, comfort requirements are increasing. In Pakistan, […]
March 7, 2021

Towards producing green hydrogen

ISLAMABAD: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is endangering the climate. Most countries have made 2050 the target year for achieving zero net emission of CO2. Solar and wind power […]
February 27, 2021

LNG business

LNG contains two forms of energy – one measured in terms of Calorific Value (CV), which is widely recognized, and the other known as cold energy, […]
February 25, 2021

LNG business: the eclipsed side

LNG contains two forms of energy; one measured in terms of Calorific Value (CV) which is widely recognized. The other is cold energy, which also has […]
February 21, 2021

Potential of coal gasification

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imports more than 45% of its total energy requirement annually. With dwindling gas resources and lack of discovery of new oil and gas resources, energy […]