It is important to clarify certain points and provide factual context to the assertions made. The article’s assertions are factually incorrect. K-Electric (KE) does not contract directly with international RLNG…
The current financial stress in the gas sector is partially obscured by elevated LNG spot prices, which are currently above Pakistan’s LNG contract price. However, with over 174 MTPA of…
RLNG is a hot topic. Enough has been discussed in the media. Some pertinent questions are raised; but some key points are missed. The overall gist is right; but some…
It is increasingly getting clear that RLNG has issues of irregular pricing and there are other supply chain issues like availability of infrastructure. In the wake of dwindling local gas…
Five RLG plants have been planned. One has already been installed at Port Qasim. Contract for another has been awarded which is expected to come online within 2017. Three more…
Electricity is a unique commodity which cannot be stored, at an economical cost, and must be consumed as it is generated. It is important to recognise that in the short…
Pakistan’s trade profile stands at a critical juncture. More than 55 percent of the country’s exports come from textiles, and over 80 percent of these are destined for just three…
In an ambitious bid to address chronic power shortages, Pakistan embarked on a large-scale LNG-based energy initiative beginning in 2014. This multi-billion-dollar effort included the planning and construction of four…
The much-hyped plan to reduce Pakistan’s power sector circular debt by a staggering Rs1.3 trillion has hit an all-too-predictable obstacle: Chinese independent power producers (IPPs) are balking at waiving late…
Enter 2025, it was decided that the fundamentally unsustainable power sector could only be saved by putting to waste years of policies and billions of dollars of gas-related investment and…
