Pakistan is moving closer to meeting another key demand of the International Fund (IMF) by launching its first-ever deregulated electricity market next month.
The market will commence in March 2026 and initially offer 200 MW of electricity for auction. The deregulated system will cover B3 and B4 industrial consumers, while the capacity charges currently imposed on electricity in this segment will be zero.
Independent market operators have been established to manage electricity trading. Initially, electricity will be sold to large consumers with a minimum demand of 1 MW, with total market supply expected to grow to 800 MW over the next 4 years.
Large consumers will pay only installation charges to electricity companies, while distribution companies (Discos) will receive wiring fees for grid usage. Charges will be set at Rs. 6 per unit for B3 and Rs. 9 per unit for B4 consumers, who will be able to purchase the cheapest electricity available in the market.
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What a joke! 🤣🤣🤣
Unbelievable
Cheapest = all the burden is placed on the poor and needy and other people.
Israel is providing free Healthcare and security to gazans in the same manner .
Another lollipop for the banana republic
Impossible!
Unbelievable!
Pakistani industry is completely collapsed labour, workers, skilled workers are begging on streets for food…
تا تریاق آوردہ شود۔ مار گزیدہ مردہ خود
مفہوم
جب تک بجلی کی قیمت انڈسٹری کےلئے نیچے آ ہیں گی انشاللہ ائی ایم ایف کی عین تدبیر کے مطابق انڈسٹری کو تسلی لگا چکا ہو گا۔
If these units will be free of the capacity charges then they are effectively subsidizing electricity cost of elite business owners by shifting their part of the capacity charges to the poor household consumers.
Had they chosen to average out capacity charges over these industrial consumers as well the tariff would be reduced for everyone and not just select elite business owners. These business owners also turn out to be part of the same extended families to which these policy makers belong.