There is an energy crisis in Pakistan. More than six months have passed and the newly elected “democratic government” has not come up with any plan to solve this problem. Even big cities like Karachi and Lahore have to go without electricity for long hours. Continued power outages have paralysed the business activities in big cities. To add insult to the injury, government has allowed an increase of more than 70% in electricity charges.This move has been rejected by people and businessmen alike. If power rates are increase uncontrollably, then the cost of doing business will increase manifold and Pakistan will not be able to compete with other countries in exports.
I think that the present government is not serious in dealing with the problems that have brought everything to a standstill and brought the country on the verge of financial collapse. It seems that utilities, petrol and power are the only sectors availabel to the government to generate money. In Pakistan most of electricity is produced from thermal sources for which natural gas and furnace oil is used. In Karachi which is the most important industrial city in the country, furnace oil accounts for more than half of the electricity that is produced. The cost of furnace oil has decreased rapidly in the coming days and hence the increase in utility charges is inexplicable.
There is an energy crisis in Pakistan. More than six months have passed and the newly elected “democratic government” has not come up with any plan to solve this problem. Even big cities like Karachi and Lahore have to go without electricity for long hours. Continued power outages have paralysed the business activities in big cities. To add insult to the injury, government has allowed an increase of more than 70% in electricity charges.This move has been rejected by people and businessmen alike. If power rates are increase uncontrollably, then the cost of doing business will increase manifold and Pakistan will not be able to compete with other countries in exports.
I think that the present government is not serious in dealing with the problems that have brought everything to a standstill and brought the country on the verge of financial collapse. It seems that utilities, petrol and power are the only sectors availabel to the government to generate money. In Pakistan most of electricity is produced from thermal sources for which natural gas and furnace oil is used. In Karachi which is the most important industrial city in the country, furnace oil accounts for more than half of the electricity that is produced. The cost of furnace oil has decreased rapidly in the coming days and hence the increase in utility charges is inexplicable.
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