Pakistan’s energy crossroads
This year’s Earth Day, with the theme ‘Our Power, Our Planet’, demanded more than symbolism for Pakistan. Amidst the escalating climate risks, fiscal stress and deepening energy poverty, the country…
Rethinking energy sector reforms
Recently, eight multilateral development finance institutions, including the Asian Development Bank and International Finance Corporation, wrote to key economic and energy ministers, warning that unilateral renegotiations of renewable energy Independent…
Falling industrial production
The statistics on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently for the first quarter of 2024-25 by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The numbers on the…
How renewable energy can save the planet
Last week, Pakistan witnessed a significant milestone in its energy transition as the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD launched its brand of electric vehicles in the country. This event…
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…
Grid vs rooftop: the energy debate
The recent hype and chaos around net-metering and the roof-top solar taxation fiasco has brought the power sector of Pakistan to the brink of another planning conundrum. Pakistan’s total electricity…
Rising energy tariffs, sinking economy
Unless power tariffs for industrial consumers are rationalized immediately, economic catastrophe is imminent. Pakistan faces a situation akin to the “boiling frog” metaphor, where the gradual increase in energy tariffs…
Our energy quagmire
As the country prepares for another scorching summer, the perennial question looms large amongst the hoi polloi: why does the country still struggle to meet its energy demands despite 67…
The grid and energy sustainability
In the ambitious quest for a sustainable future, the conversation about energy often revolves around the creation of energy utilizing various fuels, including renewable technologies. Pakistan is blessed with huge…
Rising energy prices: adverse impact on masses
In Pakistan, 64 percent of total energy demand is met by fossil fuels, while hydropower’s and renewables’ share remained at 27 percent and 9 percent, respectively, in 2022-23. The fossil…
