High Electricity Prices Restrict Pakistan's Economic Growth

Pakistan's economic growth is constrained by low investment, high imports, and lack of competitively priced local production
Affordable energy, especially electricity, is critical to boost domestic production and exports
High electricity prices restrict consumption and production, fueled by capacity payments, taxes, government charges
Delink electricity pricing from fiscal deficit by reducing taxes and swap dollar debt for local currency debt
Lower electricity prices to increase consumption and production, expanding the economic pie and tax base