Attaining energy security through coal
Coal is back but with application of Clean Coal Technologies which augers well for Pakistan, this was the clear message shared at the 40th International Pittsburgh Coal Conference held in…
Energy security of Pakistan
It is said, “Never waste a good crisis” … and Hilary Clinton added, “Don’t waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security.”…
Global energy security
Not since World War II has the threat to global energy security been as severe as it is today. Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine and the consequent geo-economic war between…
Indigenous coal crucial to country’s energy security
Pakistan must pursue its indigenous coal objective for its long-term strategic energy security. The utilisation of the massive lignite reserves of 175.5 billion tonnes, the world’s sixth largest and equivalent…
Energy security and the nuclear program
The month of May marks the 23rd anniversary of nuclear weapon tests in South Asia. Since then, the discourse on non-military aspect of nuclear technology and its enormous potential of…
Energy security
2020 dawned with war fears. The US-Iran tensions are mounting in the region. Michael Kugelman wrote earlier this week that Pakistan and India are edging closer to a war in…
Energy security
2020 dawned with war fears. The US-Iran tensions are mounting in the region. Michael Kugelman wrote earlier this week that Pakistan and India are edging closer to a war in…
The path to energy security
Energy security is one of the hallmarks of success for any economy in the present times. The paucity of energy has haunted the economy of Pakistan for a decade now.…
Energy security
At the famous Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London, sculptures representing renowned individuals from history, politics and popular culture stand in silent vigil, eerily lifelike but transfixed in inaction. This…
Energy and security
Energy politics and policy ambivalence have landed the country in a situation in which the future looks increasingly bleak, despite the rose-tinted projections of the national policy planners. The Achilles’…
