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Dr Shahid Rahim

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Are We Heading To A Second “War Of The Currents”?

The electric supply industry (ESI) formally started when Thomas Edison established two thermal power plants around 1882, first in London and then in...

19.05.2026 40

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Reactive Power: A Phantom Haunting PV Adoption In Pakistan

Some commentators have recently blamed “solar advocates” in Pakistan for overlooking the inability of solar systems to provide reactive power and...

06.05.2026 30

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Securing Sustainable Energy Supplies For Pakistan - Part 2

Pakistan does not face any serious limitations in the choice of new technologies or their deployment. It must reflect the new market...

05.04.2026 40

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Securing Sustainable Energy Supplies For Pakistan - Part 1

“Those who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security deserve neither liberty nor security.” (Benjamin Franklin) We are back to it...

30.03.2026 70

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Pakistan’s Power Sector Penalises Consumers While Resisting Rooftop Solar Growth

Imagine for a minute that you are a consumer of electricity in Pakistan, getting it from the electric grid. Inspired by the government’s campaign to...

10.03.2026 40

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Distributed Solar Growth In Pakistan Faces Setback As Net-Metering Policies Tighten

Several reasons are offered to downplay the prospects of renewable power generation technologies, particularly those that rely on solar and wind, as...

16.02.2026 60

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Pakistan Governments’ Energy Policy Acrobatics

20.01.2026 30

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Transforming Pakistan’s Power Sector: From Centralised Grids To Consumer-Focused Energy

03.01.2026 40

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Pakistan’s Draft Prosumer Policy 2025: Restricting Solar Growth And Net Metering

25.12.2025 40

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim

Pakistan’s NEM Policy: Reforming Rooftop Solar And Distributed Energy Regulation

24.11.2025 30

The Friday Times

Dr Shahid Rahim