Pakistan Chinese-Built Power Plants Strangling Economy
The crisis is overwhelming Pakistan’s fragile economy, throwing millions of households into misery, shredding government finances and shutting down industry.
China built and financed the plants, but Pakistan pledged to repay the cost—along with a rich premium on top—by buying the electricity produced by them for as long as 40 years.
Worse still, Pakistan promised to repay the cost over just 10 years, meaning it had to charge sky-high prices for the electricity.
The deal was also financed in dollars.
Soon after the Chinese plants started coming on stream in late 2017, Pakistan’s currency devalued by about half, sending the dollar-denominated debt soaring.
Wall Street Journal 3 December 2024
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