Power reforms: Broken promises and rising costs

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Are unabated market reforms in the power sector delivering? LAHORE: Financial globalisation has driven the microeconomic reforms in the power sector in the last 30 years. After the unbundling of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), electricity generation is being done by WAPDA, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and a plethora of Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Transmission function is performed by the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), while the distribution is done through 10 DISCOs at the moment. Some critics associate power sector crisis to governance failure. They are…

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CPPA, KE To Soon Sign Power Purchase Agreement For 1,000MW

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The Focal Power Buy Organization (CPPA) and K-Electric would before long consent to the Power Buy Arrangement (PPA) at a negligible tax of Rs22/unit to start giving 1,000MW of power before the start of FY2024. Under the proposed understanding, the central government would will undoubtedly give 1,000MW of power at the base, which could go up relying on the accessibility of overabundance power in the public framework, a senior authority of the Energy Service told The News.

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