The power sector in Pakistan has faced a crisis for decades. Despite an ongoing energy transition, significant structural and governance challenges, such as costly long-term generation contracts, system inefficiencies and…
PAKISTAN is in the midst of a people-led energy revolution. As of August 2025, the country has imported 49.7 GW of solar panels, a figure that now surpasses the on-grid…
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…
The expression ‘worth its salt’ has ancient origins, referring to the high value of salt in Roman times, when soldiers were partially paid in this essential mineral. In today’s context,…
This year’s Earth Day, with the theme ‘Our Power, Our Planet’, demanded more than symbolism for Pakistan. Amidst the escalating climate risks, fiscal stress and deepening energy poverty, the country…
More than three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s energy security is fragile. US liquefied natural gas helped to plug the Russian supply gap in Europe during the 2022-2023…
For years on end, Turkiye and Pakistan have enjoyed the agency of brotherly relations. Not only have we been historically bound, but we have also streamed rivers into seas with…
Pakistan’s energy landscape is in upheaval. The government’s recent slash of the net?metering buyback rate -- from Rs27 to Rs10 per unit -- has sparked fierce debate. Awais Leghari, the…
Recently, eight multilateral development finance institutions, including the Asian Development Bank and International Finance Corporation, wrote to key economic and energy ministers, warning that unilateral renegotiations of renewable energy Independent…
The decision to shut down marriage halls by 10 pm will not result in fewer wedding events or a revenue shortfall for wedding banquets. People still held these events when…
