World Bank Support.

Reports have emerged that the World Bank has agreed to provide more than $3 billion to Pakistan for infrastructure development in the energy sector. This is an encouraging development given our energy generation and sustainability woes, especially in light of the difficult decisions the government has had to take in recent months regarding electricity prices.

The international lender is also assisting in the Dasu Hydropower project, in addition to helping provinces install solar projects and assisting with other energy efficiency and conservation programmes. It is good to see that the focus is on renewable energy sources because our current energy mix is not feasible given our current economic situation, and more importantly our...