Imagineering implementation of energy reforms-VII
Pakistan requires sustained GDP growth of 7-9% for 30 years. For that, by 2030 Agriculture will need to achieve 6% growth and its contribution to GDP be 35% and tax…
Pakistan, and international global financial order
In the recently released report ‘Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia’ by International Monetary Fund (IMF), one of its comments on Pakistan’s economy was ‘For… Pakistan, policy interest…
Energy sector reforms: Earnest intentions for structural changes necessary – V
Expanding the thought process 1. Proven integrated model of K-Electric needs to be replicated in other power DISCOs and also in GAS DISCOs instead of repeating unsuccessful concept of privatizing…
Energy security of Pakistan
It is said, “Never waste a good crisis” … and Hilary Clinton added, “Don’t waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security.”…
Energy sector reforms
Our fiscal space is wafer thin. The economy is starting to pull back from a precipice. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) is around the corner and has…
Oil and gas profits fuel UK worker demands for just energy future
When Scott Agnew worked on deep sea oil and gas tankers and cargo boats in the 1980s, he used to count whales and dolphins for conservationists’ surveys on his voyages…
India wants a clean energy transition deal-and its coal too
India is unlikely to sign a deal with richer nations this year for a just energy transition, as international funding rests on India committing to a timeline to phase out…
IMF programme and energy crisis
Pakistan has less than US$3 billion in foreign reserves, enough to finance less than three weeks of imports. It owes more than US$9 billion in principal and interest payments in…
Energy in Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan is grappling with a severe energy deficit, which has far-reaching ramifications for its economic and societal progress. From a common perspective, the cause of this energy crisis is rooted…
Energy sector reforms: Low-hanging fruit rotting – III
The energy sector also requires a fast-track deregulation, which should have happened yesterday. It requires a focused phased plan for power, gas, and oil sectors to streamline their supply chains…
