This book deals with Pakistan's energy prospects along with its technology and economic dimensions. It is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the issues and attempts to answer the following: There is heavy load shedding of electricity, and now of gas also. Why did not the IPPs come up to fill the gap? It current policy frame work conducive? If sufficient incentives are available, then why should there be a gap between demand and supply. It Pakistan risk high or there are other difficulties? What is to be the role of rental power?
Why was Thar coal not developed? Will Thar coal and its electricity by Affordable or very expensive? If it is affordable, then why so much delay? How about renewables: we have been hearing of solar and wind. How about nuclear energy? What role and prospect it has when we have developed nuclear weapons? What are the strategic linkages?
What is the potential of oil and gas in Pakistan? What are the projections? How about the policy environment? Are well head prices fair and attractive? How do these compare interantionally. How about LNG costs and availability? Should we promote LNG or pipelines or both or none? Our Industrialists complain that electricity is too expensive in Pakistan. Is it true or false? Should the Industrial traiffe be cheaper than domestic, as is the case in most developed countries or should be otherwise? What is the evidence from other developing countries?
We import oil for both transport and electricity production. Iranian gas deal is being delayed. Why isn't there agreement on price? Wha could be the fair prices? Is Iran's asking price legitimate? What are other options? There is opposition to dams. Is it a general opposition to dams or only to Kalabagh? Are dams really too bad. Are other nations building dams? What is wrong here? There is an issue of Tarbela royalities on hydro power. What is the naure of dispute? Is N.W.F.P. government demand realistic or legitimate? Wha could be a fair formula? AGN Kazi formula had supposedly solved the problem. Why a new controversy? and many more issues.
Akhtar Ali is an energy consultant, advises public and private sector clients on energy policy, investments and tariff issues and has authored a number of books on the subject. He has held senior management appointments in Pakistan's public and private sector. He was Research Fellow Energy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. His professional carrer over the last three decades includes consultancy, management training and company management.
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