Afia Malik

Gas allocation policy, driven by political priorities, results in deadweight loss, rising circular debt, and inefficient use of valuable natural resources. Published 06 Jan, 2025 06:27am

Though a competitive trading model has been developed, its implementation remains stalled by policy inconsistencies Published 16 Dec, 2024 09:31am

A higher installed capacity than system demand is a financial burden on the government and consumers. Published 29 Jul, 2024 09:05am

A higher installed capacity than system demand is a financial burden on the government and consumers. Updated 29 Jul, 2024 08:57am

Many old power plants operate at efficiency levels as low as 30pc or even less. Published 15 Jul, 2024 08:41am

The focus should shift from the ownership question to strengthening managerial practices of state-owned distribution companies to actually encourage improvement. Published 10 Jun, 2024 08:27am

Our electricity tariff policy is still stuck in the decades-old design that was primarily introduced to suppress demand. Published 20 May, 2024 08:26am

An increase in tariffs has not decreased the circular debt. Published 08 Apr, 2024 07:06am