Such facility can boost energy security and economic activity in country

GST can be done away with or at least reduced as energy tariff becomes unaffordable

Low benchmark tariff gives signal it is a tight market, discourages bidder

For Pakistan, imported coal is bad recipe, especially with current account deficit, huge price rise

Solar has great future as fossil fuels may be substantially reduced beyond 2050

Money is there to pay in local currency but foreign exchange is missing

Situation is really bad, although wall and roof insulation technology is available for decades

Cement sector, which depends on imported coal, can be a sizable market for Thar coal

It may require electricity market where price is determined by forces of demand and supply

Not many investors have financial, organisational capacity to buy and run DISCOs