By the Numbers
The price of power in five charts
What the bill contains, where the money goes and what changes next.
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Five charts unpack the bill: generation, transmission losses, subsidies, and the share that finally reaches the household meter.
Hamza JavedEconomics Editor
Hamza writes about markets, energy and the choices facing Pakistan’s growing businesses.
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