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  • June 15, 2026

    Modernising Pakistan’s refineries

    Pakistan's energy import dependency increased from 36.7 per cent in FY2024 to 41.1 per cent in FY2025. Petroleum products accounted for a major share of energy imports -- 25 per cent of the total.

  • May 02, 2026

    Metering reform

    A representational image of a grid station where an electrician is busy...

  • April 26, 2026

    Power problems

    A representational image shows an unlit bulb symbolising power...

  • March 16, 2026

    Pakistan’s next economic test

    Global oil markets are once again entering a period of volatility. Rising geopolitical tensions and supply constraints have pushed oil prices upward, almost 13 per cent in a week. There is a strong...

  • March 03, 2026

    Avoiding the utility death spiral

    A power technician while fixing electric meters in Pakistan. —...

  • January 20, 2026

    Energy policy beyond firefighting

    Electric wires can be seen connecting a pole. — Unsplash/FileThe power...

  • December 15, 2025

    We need to revisit the Nepra Act

    A few weeks ago, the minister for power indicated that the government is considering amending the Nepra law to ensure the regulator's accountability.

  • September 21, 2025

    The new normal

    A large number of people are passing through floodwaters at Jail Road...

  • August 26, 2025

    Blueprint to blackout

    A representational image of a transmission tower, also known as an...

  • August 09, 2025

    Unplug the fiscal leak

    The representational image shows an electricity pylon. —...

  • July 15, 2025

    Time for reserves?

    Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. —...

  • July 15, 2025

    Time for reserves?

    Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. —...

  • November 04, 2021

    Urban resilience and electricity provision

    Recently, the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics conducted a...