USAID Energy Policy Project

The project seeks to strengthen Pakistan's power generation and transmission systems and promote relevant policy reform.

The project provides advice and technologies, as well as oversees USAID-funded construction and repairs of thermal power plants and dams.

Through these and other efforts, the project is helping the Government of Pakistan to put more power on the national grid, decrease losses in revenues, and increase cost recovery by the power generation institutions.

Objectives: The main objective of the project is to strengthen Pakistan's energy sector by improving the country's power generation and transmission capacity.

Main Activities: 1) Support the Government of Pakistan's policy reform activities; 2) Advise the ministries of Water and Power, Finance, and Petroleum and Natural Resources, as well as the Energy Wing of the Planning Commission on power sector issues such as shale gas and the imports of liquified natural gas; 3) Conduct studies related to power .