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
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
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…
Nuclear power plants: Is society’s concern justified?
In an age where the world faces the impact of the continued use of fossil fuels on climate change and global warming, there is a need to focus on alternative…
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,…
Texas battery rush: Oil state’s power woes fuel energy storage boom
BlackRock, Korea’s SK, Switzerland’s UBS and other companies are chasing an investment boom in battery storage plants in Texas, lured by the prospect of earning double-digit returns from the power…
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…
Idled plants fuel German angst about de-industrialisation
The familiar plume of smoke no longer billows from one of the two chimneys at ArcelorMittal’s massive steelworks in Hamburg’s harbour. Soaring energy prices have forced operators to partially idle…
