Volt-face: Pakistan’s government is fixing a power shortage

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The government is fixing a power shortage, revealing other problems

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Electricity in Pakistan

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HOVING into view behind a row of eucalyptus trees, the twin cooling towers of the Sahiwal power plant, a 1,320-megawatt facility in central Pakistan, are so large they seem other-worldly. Yet it is not only size that makes an impression. Labourers built the entire plant in a record 22 months, a year faster than is typical. “Even at home we don’t work this hard,” says the chief engineer of the Chinese power company that operates Sahiwal, …
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Volt-face: Pakistan’s government is fixing a power shortage