Reimagining the energy sector
IN the backdrop of the recent IMF deal, and renewed chatter on a Charter of Economy, much ink has also been spilled on the need to restructure Pakistan’s energy sector…
Privatisation without deregulation: A recipe for disaster in energy sector
As Pakistan grapples with economic instability and rising electricity prices, many voices call for the immediate privatisation of government-owned electricity distribution companies (DISCOs). These advocates argue that privatisation is the…
Pakistan’s energy sector
As a result of the alleged corruption and ineptitude of the power bureaucracy in the country, the cost of dealing with these issues is increasing. In accordance with the agreement…
Energy sector – ‘a nightmare’
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in a statement this week has described the energy sector as “a nightmare for the country” mainly because of the fact that the government produces…
Energy sector reforms: Earnest intentions for structural changes necessary – V
Expanding the thought process 1. Proven integrated model of K-Electric needs to be replicated in other power DISCOs and also in GAS DISCOs instead of repeating unsuccessful concept of privatizing…
Energy sector reforms
Our fiscal space is wafer thin. The economy is starting to pull back from a precipice. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) is around the corner and has…
Energy sector reforms: Low-hanging fruit rotting – III
The energy sector also requires a fast-track deregulation, which should have happened yesterday. It requires a focused phased plan for power, gas, and oil sectors to streamline their supply chains…
Energy sector reforms — I
My previous op-ed, summed up Pakistan’s gas supply position vis-à-vis the current demand, prevailing geo-political context, international spot-market under which Pakistan functioned over the last 4 years and the much…
Energy sector —hiding behind the truth
Speaking on the occasion of signing of dollar 3 billion loan by Would Bank to develop energy infrastructure and to support energy efficiency and conservation programmes, federal minister for power Khurram…
Turning around energy sector
edition, the Business Recorder reported that a 25-member body of experts suggested government through an open letter on energy sector problems and a set of comprehensive solutions. The experts belong to the…
