Presently the Government of Pakistan is intending to introduce renewable energy in Pakistan in phases where the first phase expects 20 percent by 2025. No doubt, Pakistan is successfully overcoming energy crisis, which has direct and indirect impact on all …
Read More »Solar power systems on boot And boo instead of self-investment/headaches/confusion/risks
There are new buzzwords in the marketplace, such as Solar power, Inverter systems, Lithium batteries. We here in Pakistan have a habit of giving opinion on technical, commercial, financial, legal, micro-financing etc. in abundance without knowledge or experience. We opine …
Read More »NEPRA upbeat for resolving wind sector woes
There have been news headlines in the past few months about severe energy curtailment from wind based private power projects. These are disturbing since wind being a renewable resource and providing cheap energy to the grid, should not be subject …
Read More »Review of Policy draft 2019: A threat to Govt alternative and renewable energy targets
The world’s energy-mix is changing rapidly to give priority to cleaner and renewable energy technologies to counter the looming threat of climate change. According to New Energy Outlook 2019 (NEO 2019) from the international research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance …
Read More »Greening the electricity grid in Pakistan: a few caveats
Speaking to Khaleej Times on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC 2019) recently, Special Assistant to our Prime Minister on Petroleum, Nadeem Babar, announced that the government was targeting 64 percent of green power …
Read More »Alternate to AEDB for sustaining Pak economy – a new corporate entity
Needless to say, Pakistan is in dire need of Alternate and Renewable Energy (ARE) resources to sustain its economy. Alike, it is in dire need of sustainable institutions to achieve energy for all, energy security and Alternate and Renewable Energy …
Read More »Renewable Energy Resources Need to Make its way into Overall Energy Mix for sustaining Pak Economy
In 2017-18, Pakistan Commercial primary energy mix was as follows: Conventional Primary Energy (Fossil & Nuclear Thermal and Hydro)-2018 Oil: 31.2% Gas: 34.6% LNG import: 08.7% LPG: 01.2% Coal: 12.7%, nuclear electricity: 02.7% imported electricity: 00.1% hydro-electricity: 07.7% Sub-Total: 98.9% …
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