Saud bin Ahsen

During a cabinet meeting in September 2012, Netanyahu urged his ministers to multiply their visits to China while cutting their international travels to all other places due to budgetary constraints. Israel and China signed a 10-year multiple entry visa agreement in 2016. Under the new programme, Chinese businesspeople and tourists can enter Israel multiple times […]

China’s main interests in Israel are advanced technologies and Israel’s strategic location. As a developing nation, China has a lot of domestic challenges—pollution, desertification, an aging population, etc. Israel is a global powerhouse in technologies and innovation and can help China solve these problems. China is particularly interested in Israel’s expertise in biotech, water tech, […]

In very introduction of his book, China-Pakistan Axis, author Andrew Small mentioned that when a US delegate once confronted a Chinese delegate about Beijing’s uncompromising support for Pakistan, the Chinese General Xiong Guangkai reportedly responded with a heavily-loaded sarcastic remark: “Pakistan is our Israel”. Andrew S characterises this remark as part explanation, part sarcastic jibe, […]

Efficient energy market needs to be created having multiple buyers to move away from ‘take or pay’ to ‘take and pay’ and competitive pricing. In this regard, ways and means are to be explored within framework of agreements through multilateral and bilateral negotiations. Reportedly some progress has been achieved in negotiations with IPPs and Government […]

Currently installed capacity of IPPs is 17,266 MW and connected to grid is 16,250 MW. As per power purchase agreements price is split into two components, energy price and capacity price. According to capacity price mechanism, even if buyer is unable to evacuate energy due to lack of transmission line the power producer shall be […]

Energy plays a vital role in the economic and social development of a country. Electricity being widely used form of energy is essential to keep a balance between supply and demand, to cater the need of high population growth and industrialization in a developing country like Pakistan. During the 20th century the governments had the […]

The sun rises later and later now, and I, who only a month ago could sit with latte every morning watching the light walk down the green yard to the edge of grey structure house, now wait till six for dawn. All this point towards the transmogrifying month of November where everything seems amazingly beautiful […]

Like geopolitical security, cross-border, water & food security, energy security, being linchpin of all economic-cum-social activities, commands prime importance. Pakistan is not richly endowed with oil & gas which have to be imported by sea & hence vulnerable to blockades. Its coal reserves are not easily exploitable. Hydel power is marred by low river flows […]

There is a vast potential in Pakistan for renewable energy especially wind, solar and biogas. Despite this potential, the current RE share is very small (4% of installed capacity and 2% of power generation). Presently, the energy sector at Federal level is governed by the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) and regulated by National Electric […]

Energy is critical for development of industrial and agriculture production of Pakistan. It is the basic component that drives the economy of every country in the world. Over the past few years, Pakistan has increased its production capacity to counter energy shortages and the situation, in terms of generation capacity, has improved considerably. However, there […]