Cost of power outage to Pakistan Economy

Pointing out the obvious problems (that are actually symptoms of underlying issues) is very easy and therefore frequently discussed. Thus, when I read Mr. Burki’s article in opf blog (http://www.opfblog.com/8073/cost-of-power-outages-to-the-pakistan-economy/), it inspired me to praise it as well as expand on a couple of items. And since I didn’t see any reference to socialism, I am basing my analysis on assumption that we are talking about market economy and democratic Pakistan.

Here is my take on what are the real issues and solutions.

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