25/07/2024
Fact sheet released by ex-minister Gohar Ejaz reveals consumers paid Rs1.93tr capacity payments to IPPs last fiscal year including Rs46b to two IPPs with zero power generation and Rs370b to three plants for generating power at 15pc load factors n Due to these huge payments, govt is buying electricity at Rs750 per unit from a power plant, Rs200 per unit from coal power plant. Gohar says power being sold to consumers at Rs60 per unit is only because of these corrupt contracts, mismanagement and incompetence.
Report: 22 July 2024 - IPPS (reason why we are Failed State ...)
According to the data, Rousch (Pakistan) Power Project owned by Dawood group, Hub Power Project, (HUBCO) owned by Engro Habibullah group, Kot Addu Power Project (KAPCO) owned by Pakistan Wapda, KAPCO Employees Empowermenttricity, Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Project, Balloki Power Project by GOP, Bhikki Power Project and PTPL Power Project by Government of Punjab, Karot Hydropower Project by China Three Gorges Corporation, Sahiwal Power Project by Huaneng Shandong Ruyi (Pakistan) Energy (Private) Limited, 1320 MW Shanghai Thar Coal Project by Shanghai Electric Power Company Limited / CCTEG and SSRL, Port Qasim Power Project by Port Qasim Energy Dubai, Shahzad Shahbaz, China Power / Hubco Power Project by China Power International, Habibullah group, Engro Thar Coal Power Project by Hussain Dawood group, Patrind Hydropower Project by KDS Hydro PTE Ltd.