Category Archives: Energy / Power Issues

Regional energy trade to bridge demand-supply gap

By: Raja Taimur Hassan The Express Tribune Monday, 18th Nov 2013 In the past two decades, there has been a remarkable increase in the demand for energy in South Asia, leading to a huge deficit in power supply. A majority … Continue reading

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Afghanistan Reconnected: Linking Energy Suppliers to Consumers in Asia

Pakistan is keen to continue working with Afghanistan in pursuit of connectivity and energy projects linking Pakistan with Central Asia, said Sartaj Aziz, the Prime Ministers Adviser on Foreign Affairs, while speaking at a conference: Afghanistan Reconnected: Linking Energy Suppliers … Continue reading

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The Cost of Misgovernance in Power Sector

Each month around Rs30.5 billion is added to circular debt on account of Mismanagement and poor governance in power sector. A shortage of electricity means children cannot study at night, people cannot run businesses during the day, and clinics and … Continue reading

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Power Sector Reforms

Foreword to the PC Cirdular Debt Report Power sector inefficiencies have cost us well over 7% of GDP in direct budget costs in the last 5 years. In addition, growth has been slowed down by at least 2% per annum … Continue reading

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Challenges for new government

The new government would not be able to do any overnight miracles. However, one sector where it can provide immediate relief is energy and power sector By Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri One prediction can be made with quite accuracy, i.e., … Continue reading

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