Cheap and clean energy
GLOBAL climate targets will not change if Pakistan commits to net zero emissions. But Pakistan’s economic growth may get a boost that present misplaced policies cannot deliver. Unless Pakistan redirects…
Pakistan and energy transition
In August of this year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched an ambitious programme to foster the energy transition in emerging Asia, the Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) for Southeast Asia.…
Kazakh energy expo sapped by rows over costs, visitors Christopher
Kazakhstan sought a place in the sun when it bid to host a glitzy international energy expo, but a spat over visitor numbers has strengthened criticism that the multi-billion dollar…
International Parliamentarians’ Congress Strengthening institution of parliament
The interconnectivity between today’s international, regional and domestic issues and challenges has created a need for interdependence and greater global cooperation to address common issues like ensuring economic stability and…
Our energy strategy (Part – II)
The first part of this article talked about Pakistan’s heavy reliance on gas-based power. Thar coal is a major energy source in the country. This tried and tested technology can…
The changing energy sector
The tenure of the incumbent government in May 2013 commenced with the agenda to provide relief to the public from load-shedding. This was supposed to be done through adding more…
Flared natural gas latest prize in bitcoin miners’ energy quest
As the value of bitcoin soars and concerns rise about the energy-intensive process needed to obtain it, cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in the United States believe they have found a solution in…
Critical importance of competitive energy rates across textile value chain
The textile sector of Pakistan has immense significance for the economy, as evidenced by its contribution to the country’s GDP as its largest manufacturing and exporting sector. The sector achieved…
From doom to boom, energy stocks power out of Covid shock
Big oil is back. After enduring a near-death experience during the Covid crisis when demand plummeted and being distinctly off-trend as the sustainable investing wave engulfed Wall Street, cash-rich oil…
Cheap, abundant renewable energy powers cluster of Quebec data centres
With vast amounts of cheap and renewable electricity mostly generated from hydro dams, Quebec is seeing more and more tech giants setting up power-hungry data centres in the Canadian province.…
