The key to stable power tariffs
According to experts, there will be no need to raise power tariffs on a regular basis if losses amounting to hundreds of billions rupees could be reduced via the implementation…
Hike in domestic power tariffs
Nepra has notified a big increase in domestic power tariffs with effect from the 1st of November 2013. This will mean that tariffs for domestic consumers will have increased since…
Power tariffs: role of competition and transparency – II
Solar PV generation tariff: We should have an appetite for solar PV of around 100 MW at the prevailing PV prices, which compares with a corresponding figure of 1000 MW…
Power tariffs: Role of competition and transparency – I
This appears to be an electricity generation tariff setting season, for at least three major tariff proposals are being reviewed by Nepra, apart from smaller applications. It may be useful…
Power sector: role of WB, ADB, IMF
Once again the World Bank (WB) is reported to be currently working with the government to invite private sector participation in the distribution sector, starting with the best-performing power distribution companies (Discos),…
Electricity tariffs: full cost recovery model no longer sustainable
In the energy sector, nothing seems to be working to increase consumption on the grid. The concept of full cost recovery from the consumer is fundamentally flawed and is exacerbating…
Power efficiency
‘THE grapes are sour’ is a dictum that in some ways echoes the situation of Pakistan’s power sector. The sour grapes symbolise the falling electricity demand due to ever-increasing tariffs,…
New green steel firms could reap rewards as EU carbon tariffs loom
On Thailand’s eastern coast, plans are underway to build an electric arc furnace that will deliver green steel to Europe and benefit from contentious new rules that will force buyers…
Pakistan’s power sector – a case study
The Chief Executive Officer of K-Electric (KE), Monnis Alvi, while speaking at the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) this week, expressed his support for the entry of other…
Why power-sector reforms fail
Pakistan’s power sector has long been a tale of reforms that promise much but deliver little. Despite decades of policy interventions aimed at boosting energy generation, reducing losses, and reforming…
