Monday, January 26 2026

Power sector: too many regulators
Pakistan's power sector does not suffer from a lack of oversight; it suffers from too much of it – poorly aligned. More regulators are not the answer to put the house in order. This is what is happening in the energy sector. Every rupee on an electricity bill is shaped by a maze of regulators, auditors, market operators, cabinet committees and state-owned companies. Yet despite this dense web of institutions, the sector remains financially broken, operationally weak and riddled with data inconsistencies. The latest addition – the revival of Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) as Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC) - raises a critical question: does Pakistan need another watchdog or does it need to fix the ones it already has?
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Thursday, January 15 2026

Pakistan cuts industrial power subsidy burden by Rs123bn
The Power Division has announced that the industrial cross-subsidy burden has been reduced from Rs225 billion (Rs8.9 per unit) in March 2024, when the current government took charge, to Rs102 billion (Rs4.02 per unit) now, which represents a substantial reduction of Rs123 billion. The industrial tariff, including tax, dropped from Rs62.99 per unit in March 2024 to Rs46.31 per unit by December 2025, while the national average tariff decreased from Rs53.04 to Rs42.27 per unit, the division said in a statement issued on Wednesday. To reduce electricity tariffs, it mentioned, the government had terminated operations of inefficient power plants and renegotiated contracts with the independent power producers (IPPs). "These actions have resulted in tariff reductions and further negotiations with the remaining power producers are in progress."
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