‘Status quo can’t be maintained’: Energy minister confirms talks with IPPs to reduce power rates
A worker of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) climbs up a high-voltage pylon in Peshawar, August 7, 2017. — Reuters Confirming the coalition government’s efforts to renegotiate contracts with independent power producers (IPPs) to reduce “unsustainable” electricity tariffs, Energy Minister Awais Leghari said both sides have a clear understanding that the “status quo can’t be…