Viewpoint: Coal-fired power projects
The federal government's proposal to set up ten coal-fired power plants across the country to produce over 4000 megawatt electricity has been the subject of a misplaced focus during the…
The power problem
Pakistan has one of the highest energy tariffs in the world. Due to high line losses and a poor energy mix, it is caught in a vicious cycle of extensive…
LNG: ‘The whole truth’
Much has been recently written and said about Pakistan's procurement of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to meet its energy needs. Despite our best efforts to disseminate the facts through the…
A mismanaged economy
The present government has completed its two years. The democratic era has now completed seven years. Both major political parties have run the country, along with the smaller parties. Through…
Pakistan’s energy sector woes
Pakistan is facing a severe energy crisis. The gap between demand and supply is estimated around 7,000MW at present. This results in loadshedding of up to 20 hours in certain…
Pakistan’s energy sector woes
Pakistan is facing a severe energy crisis. The gap between demand and supply is estimated around 7,000MW at present. This results in loadshedding of up to 20 hours in certain…
How green was my valley
This article is not about the Richard Llewellyn novel where a ‘town is reduced to a contaminated shell’. It is about one of Pakistan’s strikingly beautiful valleys which will soon…
The truth about Xi’s visit
Officials in Islamabad and Beijing announced last Saturday that they had decided to postpone Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Pakistan because of the political impasse in the country. President…
New directions in energy sector
More than six months have passed after the installation of the new government of PML (N). Although, a lot should not be expected in this short period, it is long…
A landmark judgement by SC
In a landmark judgement delivered on December 10, 2013, the Supreme Court of Pakistan held imposition of nine percent additional sales tax on supply of CNG (Compressed natural gas) as…
