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K-Electric does have any fuel storage facility nor they have an agreement with SSGC/PSO, yet they threaten to resort to international court to sustain the exclusivity in causing pain by continuing with excessive and unannounced load-shedding in Karachi. Chief Justice …

Global investment in renewable energy has almost doubled in the past decade. During this time, Europe lost its position as a top investor in renewables, being overtaken by China and the United States. According to a publication by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the U.N. and …

Sustainable finance is a key ingredient in the energy transition – but there is a large gap between what is available and what is required. The market cannot close this gap on its own; policy-makers will also need to play …

Interview with Mr Abbas Bilgrami — energy sector expert PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your organization, please: Abbas Bilgrami: I am a Pakistani Canadian. Born in Karachi I grew up all over Pakistan as my father was posted by …

Conversation with Mr Zafar Iqbal Ahmed — founding Managing Director, SAI Company (Private) Limited PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST had conversation with Mr Zafar Iqbal Ahmed vis à vis the prevailing energy situation in the wake of pandemic and the future …

According to the latest figures (2020), there are an estimated 1.9 billion air conditioning units in the world. These are mainly concentrated in the United States, China, Japan and South Korea. This landscape is due to change dramatically over the …

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 …

While Pakistan’s frustration with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for not playing an active role in ending Indian brutalities in occupied Kashmir exposes our economic dependence on foreign countries, it also brings to limelight our vulnerabilities in the energy …

Dr. John P. Holdren (Advisor on S&T to US President Barack Obama for his double term in office and who has been a distinguished faculty at Harvard and Berkley for over two decades) believes that there are two ways a …

“The true voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” (Marcel Proust) Recent developments in the global energy markets have created an unprecedented and unique opportunity for our leaders to transform the seriously ailing …

We have a six-month window to get the global green recovery underway. It is vital that governments begin investment programmes in renewable energy now. Doing so will reap significant economic as well as environmental dividends. There is broad consensus that …

Nuclear energy – a zero-carbon source – provides 10% of the world’s electricity. As the world transitions to clean energy, nuclear can offset the intermittency inherent in wind and solar energy – but innovation is needed. A new kind of …