Energy

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government has recently approved a controversial plan to hire power plants to overcome severe electricity shortages, despite opposition from its finance minister.

Aides of Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said he almost resigned after failing to persuade the cabinet against renting, an option he considered expensive and inefficient.Read More »Will rental power solve Pakistan’s energy woes?

Engr. Waseem A Khokhar

If All The Oil Reserves of Saudi Arabia & Iran are Put Together;
These Are Approximately 375 Billion Barrels;
But
A Single Thar Coal Reserve Of Sindh is about 850 Trillion Cubic Feet,
Which is More Than Oil Reserves Of Saudia & Iran.
Read More »Pakistan’s “Thar” coal Reserves

Dr Ashfaque H Khan

In my article, “Power crisis: misconceptions” (Aug 11), I presented facts to dispel the impression that not a single unit of power was added during the last seven/eight years. In this article, I intend to analyse the causes of the recent power crises and suggest measures to address this issue in the shortest possible time.Read More »Pakistan’s Power crises: causes and solutions

By Dr Ashfaque H Khan

There are many misconceptions about Pakistan’s economy, which have either been created deliberately or are the outcomes of ignorance. One such misconception deals with the power sector. It has been generally argued over the last two years that not a single unit of power has been added in the past seven or eight years or why the generation capacity was not increased to keep up with demand. In this article I intend to clear this misconception by presenting facts. Read More »Pakistan’s Power crises: misconceptions