News & Columns
- Country could face gas crisis in coming winter, warns PM , https://www.brecorder.com/news/40017483/country-could-face-gas-crisis-in-coming-winter-warns-pm
- Punjab govt green-lights Rs10b solar project: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2262411/punjab-govt-green-lights-rs10b-solar-project
- GIDC Case: Supreme Court orders companies to pay Rs 417 billion: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40011802
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Pakistan begins construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam: https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistan-begins-construction-of-diamer-bhasha-dam-1.72607867
- Energy sector and academia, Express Tribune, 17 April 2019, https://tribune.com.pk/story/1952289/6-energy-sector-academia/
- 660 MW Thar Coal Power Plant under CPEC inaugurated: http://www.cpecinfo.com/news/660-mw-thar-coal-power-plant-under-cpec-inaugurated/NjkyMw==
- Oil, gas firms boards, chairs approved: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/452592-oil-gas-firms-boards-chairs-approved
- NAB arrests former CEO NTDC: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/298389-nab-arrests-former-ceo-ntdc
- Power Sector Distortions Cost Pakistan Billions, World Bank: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/12/11/power-sector-distortions-cost-pakistan-billions; https://youtu.be/R_jWnKGbfwc
- Pakistan’s power sector causes $18bn loss a year: repot
- Energy sector: setting the directions right:
- Circular debt hits Rs1.14 trillion, being serviced through tariff
- Pakistan facing $1b default threat in dispute with Karkey: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/330928-pakistan-facing-1b-default-threat-in-dispute-with-karkey
- The abyss is here: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/329819-the-abyss-is-here
- Energy sector audit by caretakers
- Supreme Court orders NAB to investigate reports of corruption in Nandipur Power Project
- NAB opens LNG case against Nawaz, Abbasi
- Neelum-Jhelum unit-1 no more functional: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/324003-neelum-jhelum-unit-1-no-more-functional
- Tarbela, Mangla set to reach dead level
- Industries to face 10 hours of load-shedding in Ramazan
- Power cuts return as shortfall touches 7,000MW
- Parts of Punjab, KP hit by massive power breakdown
- Energy sector audit
- Renewable Energy Can Build Prosperity and Improve Energy Security in Pakistan: http://www.irena.org/newsroom/pressreleases/2018/Apr/Pakistan-RRA
- Power shortage leads to 12-18 hours of loadshedding
- Circular debt – omnipresent
- Incapacitation in the energy sector
- Energy security in Pakistan
- Welcome to the Modern Stone-Age: https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/99776-welcome-to-the-modern-stone-age
- NEPRA to probe unannounced power loadshedding in Karachi amid public outcry
- Load-shedding returns to Karachi
- Pakistan Electricity installed capacity reaches 28, 238 MW: https://timesofislamabad.com/20-Nov-2017/pakistan-electricity-installed-capacity-reaches-28-238-mw
- 969MW Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project gets operational today: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/303688-969mw-neelum-jhelum-hydropower-project-gets-operational-today
- Electricity shock: ‘Pakistanis paying highest tariffs in region’
- Uncertainty looming over Pakistan’s power sector: https://herald.dawn.com/news/1153739
- Govt one of the biggest electricity defaulters, says Khawaja Asif
- Pakistan cuts prime minister’s electricity for not paying bills:https://in.reuters.com/article/uk-pakistan-electricity/pakistan-cuts-prime-ministers-electricity-for-not-paying-bills-idINKBN0DF1DL20140429
- Lack of funds real reason behind loadshedding: https://nation.com.pk/09-May-2014/lack-of-funds-real-reason-behind-loadshedding
- Energy Minister acknowledges failure in energy conservation: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/27/previous-governments-and-public-did-not-heed-to-energy-conservation/
- World Bank Launches Improved Solar Maps for Pakistan: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2017/03/06/world-bank-launches-improved-solar-maps-for-pakistan
National Energy Sector Entities
- Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB), http://www.aedb.org/
- Ministry of Energy Power Division, http://mowp.gov.pk/
- Ministry of Energy Petroleum Division, http://www.mpnr.gov.pk/
- Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), http://wapda.gov.pk/
- National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), http://www.nepra.org.pk/
- National Transmission & Dispatch Company (NTDC), http://www.ntdc.com.pk/
- Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB), http://www.ppib.gov.pk/
- Central Power Purchase Agency (CPPA), http://www.cppa.gov.pk/
- National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA/ENERCON), http://www.enercon.gov.pk/home.html
- Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), http://ogra.org.pk/
- Oil & Gas Development Company Limited, http://ogdcl.com/
- Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC), http://www.ssgc.com.pk/web/
- Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited, http://www.sngpl.com.pk/web/
- Pakistan State Oil (PSO), http://psopk.com/
- Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), https://www.ppl.com.pk/
- Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDPI), https://hdip.com.pk/
Pakistan Energy Forum 