Circular debts
Circular debt number 1: Electricity. Pakistan’s economic security is the organic dimension of our national security. The foundation of our economy is the power sector. It is the power sector…
Gas load-shedding: new challenge
The advent of summer or winter, year after year, ushers in fears in the minds of people of Pakistan - fear of power load-shedding in summer and fear of gas…
Energy sector challenges
Prime Minister Imran Khan, while chairing a meeting this week to review progress of reforms in the energy sector, is reported to have expressed his grave concern at the negative…
LNG terminals
The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) has rejected a request of LNG terminal developers to allocate gas transmission and distribution capacity in advance. The Petroleum Division has maintained that it…
The import bill
The higher import bill and current account deficit (CAD) noted in recent months poses serious risks to the macroeconomic outlook, particularly Pakistan’s Balance of Payments. This has highlighted the need…
LNG sector in Pakistan — VII
According to the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division), unaccounted for gas (UFG) “is a phenomenon of gas loss which is contingent upon occurrence of various technical factors when gas flows…
A critical appreciation of NEP — II
National Electrical Policy (NEP) has been approved recently by CCI (Council of Common Interest) which is the final approving institution in this respect. The Part-I of this two-part series of…
Gas allocation policy
Pakistan’s gas allocation policy caters to winning votes rather than what is right for its economy or bringing its population out of poverty. Table 1 shows the efficiencies possible in…
Nepra: performance issues – Part I
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) recently released its annual state of industry (SOI) report. This publication is an authentic source of data and information, and a must-read for…
Nepra’s ‘State of Industry Report’: An analysis—I
Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has released its annual State of Industry Report-21 (SOI-21). This publication is an authentic source of data and information and a must read for…
