What will the new energy policy be?
A PML-N led coalition government recently came into power following the infamous ouster of former prime minister Imran Khan. The new government was instantly riddled with a long list of…
Flawed energy policy
It is an accepted fact now that the National Energy Policy 2013-2018 is merely a policy statement. Or, at best, it is the policy strategy, as declared in the document…
Cost of generation: Energy Policy – II
Reducing the cost of generation along with boosting sustainable energy supplies is to be the cornerstone of the new energy policies and initiative. The nemesis of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,…
Enhancing tariffs: New Energy Policy – III
There is news all round that the power tariff is being increased by 30-70%. We only hope that such a large increase in tariff would not be done abruptly and…
Cost of generation: Energy Policy – II
Reducing the cost of generation along with boosting sustainable energy supplies is to be the cornerstone of the new energy policies and initiative. The nemesis of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,…
Circular debt, royalty issue: Energy Policy – I
The new Energy Policy has been approved by the CCI (Council of Common Interest). We would like to examine and discuss the policy in a series of articles, taking up…
Energy policy – IV: Development of indigenous resources
Perhaps the new energy policy has been only partially released to the extent of the issues that were relevant to CCI (Council of Common Interests). Not much has come out,…
An energy policy with vision
AT a time when nations across the world are putting every effort to safeguard their long-term energy interests, Pakistan is facing the worst energy crisis in its history.
The flawed renewable energy policy-I
The Government of Pakistan will announce a policy for the development of renewable energy for power generation, offering very liberal and most attractive incentives to the prospective investors, such as…
The flawed renewable energy policy-II
In the context of Pakistan, renewable energy resources include biomass fuels, water, solar and wind energy, which all are potentially significant but highly unpredictable in their respective behaviours. Bio-energy systems…
