Syed Akhtar Ali

January 22, 2018

Renewable energy can be delayed, but it can’t be stopped

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy (Power Division) has issued a policy order recently which has drawn severe criticism from some renewable energy stakeholders as well as Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. […]
December 18, 2017

Renewable resources: Competitive energy policy a welcome move

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy has announced some new decisions followed by press briefings by Power Division Minister Awais Leghari. Most of these pertain to renewable […]
December 11, 2017

LPG market regulation to resolve price hike problem

ISLAMABAD: The liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) policy could not be streamlined over the past few decades. There has been stranglehold of the powerful people who earned unlearnt […]
November 13, 2017

Domestic oil, gas production not enough to tackle demand

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been doing well in all other energy areas except for domestic production of oil and gas. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]
October 20, 2017

Reko Diq copper: blessing or curse?

Bad news has been coming recently of Pakistan losing the case in International tribunal on the Reko Diq case. The penalty expected varies from 300-400 million […]
October 9, 2017

Curtailing losses in the gas sector

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been doing well in all other energy areas except for domestic production of oil and gas. The monetary value of […]
September 5, 2017

Problems and prospects of hydroelectric power

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been doing well in all other energy areas except for domestic production of oil and gas. However, there is a […]
August 7, 2017

Despite revision, Thar coal tariff still high

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) announced the new Thar coal tariff on July 27, 2017. It will be valid for two years or until […]
July 17, 2017

Another imported coal-based plant in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) announced the new Thar coal tariff on July 27, 2017. It will be valid for two years or until […]