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List of CPEC Coal Power Plants in Pakistan, with Owners and Capacity
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List of CPEC Coal Power Plants in Pakistan, with Owners and Capacity

List of CPEC Coal Power Plants in Pakistan, with Owners and Capacity Every CPEC coal-fired power plant in Pakistan, what it produces, who owns it, and what it costs the Pakistani consumer By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 5-min read What this article is A reference list of the CPEC coal-...

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Net Metering vs Net Billing in Pakistan: What Changed in 2026
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Net Metering vs Net Billing in Pakistan: What Changed in 2026

Net Metering vs Net Billing in Pakistan: What Changed in 2026 The single rule that flipped Pakistani solar economics, in 800 words. Plus what to do if you have an existing system, and what to size for if you are installing now. By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 6-min read The two rules i...

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Who Owns Nishat Power? Inside the Mansha Group
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Who Owns Nishat Power? Inside the Mansha Group

Who Owns Nishat Power? Inside the Mansha Group The Mansha family's four power plants, what they collect, and the path from textile mills to first place on Pakistan's wealthiest list By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The short answer Nishat Power, Lalpir Power, Pakgen Power, an...

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The Mansha Empire: From the MCB Bank Sale to Lalpir Power
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The Mansha Empire: From the MCB Bank Sale to Lalpir Power

The Mansha Empire: From the MCB Bank Sale to Lalpir Power How a textile family ranked fifteenth richest in 1970 became Pakistan's wealthiest dynasty by 1993, and what their four power plants collect every year from the Pakistani consumer By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 8-min read The s...

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Who Is Muhammad Ali, the Man Behind the 2020 Power Sector Inquiry?
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Who Is Muhammad Ali, the Man Behind the 2020 Power Sector Inquiry?

Who Is Muhammad Ali, the Man Behind the 2020 Power Sector Inquiry? A profile of the former SECP chairman who led the most thorough investigation of Pakistani IPP corruption ever assembled, and the report he submitted that nobody in power was willing to act on By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · App...

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The Oursun Solar Tariff Scandal: 132 Cents per Unit, Explained
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The Oursun Solar Tariff Scandal: 132 Cents per Unit, Explained

The Oursun Solar Tariff Scandal: 132 Cents per Unit, Explained A solar plant approved at 33 times the international rate, while its owner served on Pakistani government energy advisory positions By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The number While the global price for solar elec...

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Nadeem Babar: The Architect Inside, and the Oursun Solar Tariff
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Nadeem Babar: The Architect Inside, and the Oursun Solar Tariff

Nadeem Babar: The Architect Inside, and the Oursun Solar Tariff How a former Wall Street banker who founded Orient Power was appointed by Imran Khan to reform the very system he had built, and what the Oursun Solar tariff at 132 cents per unit reveals about the conflict of interest By Asad Baig · La...

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The Solar Crackdown: Why the Government Punished Six Million Households
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The Solar Crackdown: Why the Government Punished Six Million Households

The Solar Crackdown: Why the Government Punished Six Million Households What the 2026 Prosumer Regulations actually tell us about who the Pakistani state is willing to protect, and who it is willing to sacrifice By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 7-min read What this article is I have wri...

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The Working Capital Scam: NEPRA's Quietest Subsidy to IPPs
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The Working Capital Scam: NEPRA's Quietest Subsidy to IPPs

The Working Capital Scam: NEPRA's Quietest Subsidy to IPPs How a single accounting mismatch between monthly payments and quarterly tariff calculations costs Pakistani consumers billions every year By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 6-min read The smallest scandal that costs the most Of al...

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The 2020 Inquiry Report That Was Buried: What It Said and Who Stopped It
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The 2020 Inquiry Report That Was Buried: What It Said and Who Stopped It

The 2020 Inquiry Report That Was Buried: What It Said and Who Stopped It The most thorough documentation of Pakistani IPP corruption ever assembled, suppressed within weeks of completion. What was inside, who was named, and the phone call that buried it. By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx....

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NEPRA: The Regulator That Did Not Regulate
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NEPRA: The Regulator That Did Not Regulate

NEPRA: The Regulator That Did Not Regulate How Pakistan's electricity regulator spent twenty-five years approving the tariff structures that produced the crisis it was created to prevent By Asad Baig · Lahore · April 2026 · Approx. 9-min read The institution at the centre of the failure Most discus...

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