Tag: energy crisis

From Code 100 to Doomsday? Iran, America, and Israel Face to Face

Mian Iftikhar Ahmad

By Mian Iftikhar Ahmad From Code 100 to Doomsday? Iran, America, and Israel Face to Face: Shadows of Danger over the Strait of Hormuz, a New Alignment in the Gulf, and a Stern Test for Pakistan. The Middle East once again appears to be standing at such a delicate juncture where a minor military step could push the entire region toward a wider war. Reports of Iran’s armed forces adopting an extremely sensitive state of readiness called “Code 100,” U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden return from Camp David, Israeli Prime…

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Pakistan Power Market Reform: CTBCM and Competitive Electricity Trading

Mian Iftikhar Ahmad

Pakistan’s Power Market Transition to a Competitive System Mian Iftikhar Ahmad A historic change is taking place in Pakistan’s power market, the announcement of which was made by Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari in a video message and which is also confirmed by official documents. Under this new system, the government is withdrawing from its traditional role of central electricity purchasing and a competitive trading bilateral contract market known as CTBCM is being introduced, the basic objective of which is to make direct buying and selling between power producers…

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