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IGCEP and illusion of long-term planning

In a recent session of Parliament, the Minister for Power, while responding to a question about the energy sector planning, quoted an old Chinese...

11.07.2025 20

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Asim Javed

Net metering: Balancing the scales—V

To achieve a win-win solution for all stakeholders—solar users, non-solar consumers, utility companies, and the government—it is necessary to...

24.10.2024 2

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Asim Javed

Net metering: Balancing the scales—IV

As we concluded in the previous part of this essay, renegotiating the power purchase agreements is difficult, if not entirely impossible. The next...

23.10.2024 5

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Asim Javed

Net metering: Balancing the scales—III

One frequent option often advocated to address the issue of growing power rates for all consumers, particularly non-solar households, is to...

21.10.2024 10

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Asim Javed

Net metering: Balancing the scales—II

In the previous piece of this essay, we observed that although there are fuel cost savings of 6.29% when we utilise the solar rooftop generation...

18.10.2024 2

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Asim Javed

Net metering: Balancing the scales—I

Potential promises of clean, sustainable, and long-term cost-saving alternatives have dominated the discussion about solar energy and net metering....

17.10.2024 5

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Asim Javed

Middle class— tax trapped

The middle class is commonly seen as the fundamental support system of society, exerting a pivotal influence on economic progress. This is equally...

23.09.2024 1

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Asim Javed

Solar energy — a partial fix

There are intense discussions in the energy industry about excess capacity, increasing electricity costs, and allegations of Independent Power...

12.09.2024 2

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Asim Javed