Syed Akhtar Ali

September 21, 2022

Competitive power market – I

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has introduced a Competitive Electricity Market framework, which has been christened as CTBCM-Competitive Trading in Bilateral Contract Market. The objective […]
September 11, 2022

Prices of POL products

New petroleum prices have been announced; there is no big increase in prices of Petrol and HSD. However, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement requires a […]
September 5, 2022

Comparative electrical scene in South Asia

Pakistan’s maximum power tariff 40% higher than Indian average Worldwide the energy scene is bad; there are both supply and high price issues. Poor countries’ hardship […]
August 24, 2022

Deregulating the oil sector — II

The two biggest risks are demand-supply manipulation, creating shortages and manipulate prices. Shortages can be countrywide by importing or procuring less or in inner locations. In […]
August 22, 2022

Petrol controversy

It is advised that policymakers analyze and look into opportunities for price reduction Petrol prices in Pakistan have increased by Rs6 per litre, and diesel prices […]
August 20, 2022

Deregulating the oil sector – I

There has often been talk of deregulating the petroleum sector. There are pros and cons which have been hotly debated. In policy circles, the same debate […]
August 12, 2022

Analysing petrol prices

The highly volatile rupee-dollar exchange rate makes petrol prices’ analysis or comparisons quite difficult. The government recently reduced petrol prices by Rs3.05, bringing the new petrol […]
August 8, 2022

Petroleum prices: an analysis

From August 1, the GoP (government of Pakistan) has reduced gasoline’s price by Rs 3.05 to Rs 227.19/litre. However, diesel’s price been increased by Rs 8.95/litre […]
August 8, 2022

Future of hydroelectric power

Emergence of cheaper sources like solar and wind has diluted hydro’s attractiveness ISLAMABAD: COP27 has ended in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. It has reaffirmed its commitment to […]