ISLAMABAD: Experts have said that Pakistan’s ongoing electricity crisis is not caused by an actual shortage of power, but rather by poor policymaking and weak governance in the energy sector.
Speaking on a TV program, economist Dr. Farrukh Saleem stated that the country has sufficient installed electricity generation capacity, exceeding 40,000 megawatts, while peak demand remains below 30,000 megawatts.
He argued that the real issue lies in inefficient decision-making and long-standing policy failures.
He added that despite adequate capacity, several major power plants, including coal-based projects, are either underutilized or partially shut down, leading to significant wastage of available electricity.
Critics also point out that repeated government interventions in business operations and energy pricing have contributed to financial losses in the sector over the past decades.
The government has reportedly implemented limited power outages in an attempt to manage rising energy costs, but analysts believe such measures do not address the core structural issues in the system.
