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N-power Plants In Karachi

N-power plants in Karachi

After having failed to create premonitions and misgivings in recent past about construction of two coastal nuclear power stations near Karachi, namely Kanupp-2 and Kanupp-3, the anti-nuclear lobby has once…

A Case For Reviewing Nuclear Power Plants

A case for reviewing nuclear power plants

Last month, something interesting and unusual happened in Britain that should give a pause to Islamabad as it walks in a certain direction without thinking what lies in store. July…

Benefits Of Gadani Power Plants

Benefits of Gadani power plants

Pakistan's power sector is in deep crisis due to massive loadshedding and lack of reliable power supply to meet the existing demand. This situation has arisen due to poor planning…

Roads And Power Plants

Roads and power plants

Watching the prime minister inaugurate another motorway project reminded me of an earlier clip I saw of him during his visit to Europe a few months ago. Before describing that,…

Power system and blackouts

On January 23, 2023, another country-wide power breakdown hit the country; not the first time, but the first of the year 2023. This time (again), an inquiry will be conducted…

Planning power

Energy planning in Pakistan is mostly carried out on an ad-hoc basis as a reaction to an urgent crisis. This hasty and short-sighted approach has not only caused irreversible damage…

Power cuts in -30C spark anger in Kazakhstan

The plight of a city in Kazakhstan left without heating for over a week in temperatures that dropped to minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit) has sparked anger…