Oh bhai,
Plant to lay lo, chalao gay kaisay bhai, chalao gay kaisay. $80 a barrel oil means, Old model oil fired plants are dirt cheap,
Why?
because running cost are “unaffordable” for third world countries like Pakistan.
We were able to run these when oil was cheap. Not anymore.
the only option to bring down the operational costs is to go with water, coal, and nuclear.
Even then we need cold hard cash to buy the necessary equipment to set the things up.
We are truly stuck between a rock and a hard place. So unfortunate.