The report stated that historically, Pakistan began to face electricity deficits between 1990 and 1997. The demand and supply of electricity was balanced in 1997. From 1997, the generation capacity increased and the demand and supply was expected to remain in equilibrium up to 2009.
However, peak demand approached 6.6 percent growth per annum during 2001-2007 and the supply shortage occurred much earlier than 2009, the report stated. It was further stated that as the first step, the government planned to cope with energy requirements by encouraging private-sector power projects. The total installed capacity of electricity generation witnessed no change during July 2006 to March 2007, remaining at 19,440 MW. The KESC is the sole supplier for Karachi.
Additionally, independent power projects (IPPs) are also involved in power generation. The total installed capacity of WAPDA stood at 11,363 MW during July 2006 to March 2007, which accounts for 58 percent of the total installed capacity. Hydel power accounted for 56.9 percent, or 6,463 MW, and thermal accounted for 43.1 percent, or 4,900 MW.