Pakistan govt paid $12B Dollars to IPPs in the last 11 months. Imagine that.

Pakistan government paid almost $12B Dollars to IPPs (independent power producers) during 11 months of last fiscal year according to Ministry of Energy (Power Division) official records, supplemented by regulatory filings from NEPRA and the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G).

This almost equals the amount of loans Pakistan has secured from IMF during last three years (2023-2026). - Imagine that.

In the meantime electricity gets more expensive, and the common man already struggling to make ends meet keeps paying levy on fuel and a dozen form of taxes in their electricity bills. And nevermind the entire discussion of who owns these IPPs.

A hopeless state of affairs.

Sources:
https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/07/govt-pays-power-plants-rs-2-9-trillion/
https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/08/22/rs2939-trillion-booked-for-power-procurement-from-generation-firms-in-fy2026-govt-says