Govt increases gas price for fertiliser industry. But are some players more equal than others?
The recent change in gas prices has been welcomed by the fertiliser industry with one caveat
The cost of non-renewable energy and missed opportunities– K-Electric’s failure to deploy renewable energy is expensive
K-Electric could have saved over $200 million had it adopted renewable energy in its generation fleet
The case for industrial electricity tariffs as a solution to our energy crisis
Can reverse Robin Hood economics make a more equitable energy market for everyday customers?
A brief history: The rot in our DISCOs
Something is seriously wrong with how power distribution works in this country and the DISCOs are at the heart of it
Why can’t the government sell one of its most sellable assets?
Power plants are a coveted business opportunity in Pakistan. In the case of the Kot Addu-Muzaffargarh solar power plant, the government has botched it so badly that no one wants to go near it.
Some government employees are enjoying free electricity. Should they continue to do so?
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. However, not all fires need a fire extinguisher
Pakistan is fishing for LNG suppliers again. But why does no one want to bite?
The news stories hit like clockwork every year. As the winters approach, different industries start complaining that there is not enough gas...
What plagues the solar industry and what can be done about it?
The removal of customs duties on import of raw material for solar panels, batteries and inverters may be a welcome step but is it enough?
Karachi Electric: Financial misstatements?
The name of the electric company has been making the rounds in several newspapers after a former board member wrote a letter to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) concerning Karachi electric. In response the company has initiated a case against the former for defamation
Everyone aboard the solar express?
You would think that the announcement from any government anywhere in the world that they were installing 10,000 MW of solar energy...
Going the Thar route
After decades of policy shifts on the energy front, will Pakistan go towards domestic coal to avoid the bloodbaths of the spot markets?
Is a deregulated petroleum market the way to go ?
In a recent turn of events, sources have told Profit that the government is considering deregulating the petroleum, oil and lubricant market....
Cnergyico leaps ahead of Shell and Total to become largest private-sector fuel retailer
The acquisition of Puma Energy Pakistan means that they are now the second largest fuel retailer after state-owned PSO
How do petrol pumps make money?
After all of the hullabaloo surrounding the increase in margins, how does the petrol pump business model even work?
LNG 101: What is LNG, and how is it priced and traded?
n the first part of Profit’s LNG classes, we explain the basics of what LNG is and why it costs as much as it does