When global LNG prices spiked in 2022 following the Russian attack of Ukraine, Pakistan’s energy model — heavily reliant on imported fuels — came under severe strain. Electricity prices surged, outages intensified, and the inadequacy of centralised planning was laid bare. Households and businesses responded rationally: invest once in rooftop solar or continue paying indefinitely for an unreliable and increasingly unaffordable service.
Redistribution of energy generation
The result has been a silent but powerful redistribution of energy generation — from the state to the citizen.