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Faraz Hayat, Tim Dobermann & Numair Liaqat Priorities for Pakistan’s Power Sector

Pakistan’s energy sector is a critical enabler of economic development and poverty reduction, but it is currently a huge drain on public finances and foreign exchange. This note focuses on climate change and its impact on the energy sector, with a focus on mitigation and adaptation strategies specifically for the energy sector. Key Output: Policy …


Michael Greenstone, Usman Naeem, Tim Dobermann, Robin Burgess, Faraz Hayat Leveraging Energy Data for Better Residential Energy Subsidy Targeting

A welfare state faces two fundamental challenges: targeting those who need support most and delivering benefits in an effective manner. In developing countries, weak data leads to poor targeting, while weak institutions lead to poor delivery. The benefits intended for the poor therefore only reach a fraction of the planned amounts. Targeting is challenging because …


Tim Doberman & Usman Naeem Reinventing Pakistan’s Welfare State: Replacing Energy Subsidies with Targeted Transfers

A welfare state faces two fundamental challenges: targeting people who need support the most and delivering the benefits in a cost-effective manner. In some developing countries, weak data leads to poor targeting, while weak institutions lead to poor delivery mechanisms. This means that these limited benefits are often availed by the less deserving, leaving less …


Erum Haider and Bakhtiar Iqbal Electricity Privatization and Political Participation: Lessons from Karachi, Pakistan

This policy brief is based on research conducted by Erum Haider (College of Wooster; Georgetown University). This research was funded by the International Growth Center (IGC), United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Award, and American Institute for Pakistan Studies.


Zara Salman Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Electricity Theft and Trust in Karachi

This policy note is based on the IGC funded study “Don’t shoot the messenger – electricity theft and trust in Karachi”.


Hassan Abbas Khan, Dr. Husnain Fateh Ahmad, Mashood Nasir, Muhammad Fatiq Nadeem, Nauman Ahmed Zaffar, and Zara Salman Decentralized Electric Power Delivery for Rural Electrification in Pakistan

This policy brief is based on a study conducted by Dr. Hassan Abbas Khan (LUMS), Dr. Husnain Fateh Ahmad (Sewanee: The University of the South), Mashood Nasir (LUMS), Muhammad Fatiq Nadeem (LUMS) and Nauman Ahmed Zaffar (LUMS). It has been compiled by Zara Salman.


Fatima Habib Power Shortages in Pakistan: Causes and Solutions

This policy brief is based on the Adam Smith International (ASI) funded report “Energy in Pakistan: Chronic Shortages, Concrete Solutions”.


Hanid Mukhtar, Rashid Aziz, & Shahid Sattar Gas Report

There is a positive correlation between energy consumption and economic growth. However, Pakistan’s over reliance on natural gas in its energy mix has caused it to deplete rapidly – gas reserves will finish by the next decade at the current rate of consumption. The unfettered provision of gas to new households and particularly to the …


Ali Habib Energy Saving in Pakistan

There are direct and indirect costs associated with lack of or no access to grid electricity in Pakistan. These costs can be mitigated through introducing efforts to utilize energy efficiently and conservatively to reduce the burden on the grid and increase access to electricity, particularly for low income groups, who are subjected to long hours …


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