Overview
- On December 8 in Islamabad, Power Minister Awais Ahmed Leghari briefed Acting U.S. Ambassador Natalie Baker on reforms and investment opportunities in Pakistan’s electricity sector.
- Leghari asked for U.S. help to engage the IMF and World Bank to remove obstacles to structural changes and improve sector performance.
- He highlighted the new Surplus Power Package and sought support to extend it to greenfield industries to boost investment and industrial growth.
- Both sides discussed U.S. private investment in power transmission and the potential acquisition of distribution companies offered for privatization, with Baker expressing keen interest.
- Baker welcomed efforts to cut technical and commercial losses and manage circular debt through data‑driven measures; separately, Leghari met GE Vernova’s hydropower chief on clean‑energy and storage collaboration.