Pakistan has to pay Rs 3 trillion for electricity generation this fiscal year. Out of which, energy purchase charges are only Rs 1.16 trillion, and a mammoth amount of Rs 1.95 trillion in lieu of capacity charges. Obviously, the arrangement is self-defeating. Can we correct the rubric through negotiations with suppliers and by reforming supply and demand sides simultaneously? Research Fellow, SDPI, Dr Khalid Waleed, says ‘Yes.’ Click the link to watch his special take with Tahir Dhindsa, only at SDPI…
