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For competitive-exam preparation, which option correctly identifies Renewables share in installed electricity capacity?
A. 20.3%
B. 23.4%
C. 30.1%
D. 4.5%
Correct Answer: A
Renewables accounted for 20.3% of installed capacity in the cited survey.
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For competitive-exam preparation, which option correctly identifies Nuclear share in installed electricity capacity?
A. 4.5%
B. 7.1%
C. 18.5%
D. 20.3%
Correct Answer: B
Nuclear accounted for 7.1% of installed capacity.
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For competitive-exam preparation, which option correctly identifies Thermal share in installed electricity capacity?
A. 20.3%
B. 49.2%
C. 23.4%
D. 46.9%
Correct Answer: B
Thermal sources represented 49.2% of installed electricity capacity.
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For competitive-exam preparation, which option correctly identifies Hydel share in installed electricity capacity?
A. 7.1%
B. 30.1%
C. 20.3%
D. 23.4%
Correct Answer: D
Hydel accounted for 23.4% of installed capacity in the Economic Survey.
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For competitive-exam preparation, which option correctly identifies Pakistan's total installed electricity capacity reported for July-March FY2026?
A. 59,651 MW
B. 39,651 MW
C. 92,835 MW
D. 49,651 MW
Correct Answer: D
Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 reports installed electricity capacity of 49,651 MW.
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Select the correct statement regarding Improving electricity bill collection would most directly.
A. It is Increase glacial melt.
B. It is Change the exchange-rate regime.
C. It is Improve sector cash flow.
D. It is Reduce exports.
Correct Answer: C
Higher recoveries improve liquidity and reduce unpaid obligations across the supply chain.
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Select the correct statement regarding DISCO stands for.
A. It is Distribution Company.
B. It is District Solar Council.
C. It is Development Investment Supply Company.
D. It is Direct Industrial Service Commission.
Correct Answer: A
DISCOs distribute electricity to end consumers in their service areas.
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Select the correct statement regarding NEPRA is Pakistan's regulator for.
A. It is Federal taxation.
B. It is Disaster management.
C. It is Electric power sector.
D. It is Foreign exchange reserves.
Correct Answer: C
NEPRA regulates electric power services, tariffs and licensing within its legal mandate.
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Select the correct statement regarding Capacity payments are payments mainly for.
A. It is Provincial taxes.
B. It is Foreign remittances.
C. It is Available generation capacity under contractual arrangements.
D. It is Only electricity actually consumed by households.
Correct Answer: C
Capacity payments compensate generators for making contracted capacity available, subject to power purchase agreements.
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Select the correct statement regarding Low bill recovery by DISCOs tends to.
A. It is Add to circular debt pressures.
B. It is Automatically reduce tariffs.
C. It is Increase exports.
D. It is Raise hydel capacity.
Correct Answer: A
Weak collections reduce cash available to pay upstream suppliers.
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Select the correct statement regarding Transmission and distribution losses tend to.
A. It is Reduce generation costs to zero.
B. It is Increase power-sector financial shortfalls.
C. It is Increase reserves directly.
D. It is Eliminate circular debt.
Correct Answer: B
Higher technical and commercial losses reduce recoverable revenue and contribute to sector deficits.
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Pakistan Energy Sector and Circular Debt 2026
Select the correct statement regarding A major structural cause of circular debt is.
A. It is Gap between sector costs and recoveries.
B. It is Export diversification.
C. It is Population census.
D. It is High literacy alone.
Correct Answer: A
Tariff-cost gaps, losses, low recoveries and delayed subsidies can create persistent cash shortfalls.
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Pakistan Energy Sector and Circular Debt 2026
Select the correct statement regarding Circular debt in the power sector is best described as.
A. It is A provincial land tax.
B. It is A climate treaty.
C. It is Foreign exchange reserves.
D. It is Accumulated unpaid obligations across the electricity supply chain.
Correct Answer: D
Circular debt arises when cash shortfalls and unpaid obligations accumulate among consumers, DISCOs, CPPA-G, generators, fuel suppliers and government entities.
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Select the correct statement regarding Combined nuclear power capacity cited for FY2026.
A. It is 17,137 MW.
B. It is 3,530 MW.
C. It is 4,530 MW.
D. It is 2,530 MW.
Correct Answer: B
Six nuclear power plants had combined capacity of 3,530 MW.
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Select the correct statement regarding Number of nuclear power plants cited in the Economic Survey.
A. It is Eight.
B. It is Four.
C. It is Six.
D. It is Five.
Correct Answer: C
The Economic Survey notes six nuclear power plants.
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Select the correct statement regarding Commercial share of electricity consumption.
A. It is 47.4%.
B. It is 31.5%.
C. It is 3.1%.
D. It is 8.4%.
Correct Answer: D
Commercial consumers accounted for 8.4% of electricity consumption.
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Select the correct statement regarding Agriculture share of electricity consumption.
A. It is 8.4%.
B. It is 31.5%.
C. It is 3.1%.
D. It is 47.4%.
Correct Answer: C
Agriculture used 3.1% of electricity consumption.
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Select the correct statement regarding Industrial share of electricity consumption.
A. It is 47.4%.
B. It is 8.4%.
C. It is 31.5%.
D. It is 3.1%.
Correct Answer: C
Industry accounted for 31.5% of electricity consumption.
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Select the correct statement regarding Household share of electricity consumption.
A. It is 8.4%.
B. It is 3.1%.
C. It is 31.5%.
D. It is 47.4%.
Correct Answer: D
Households used 47.4% of electricity consumption.
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Select the correct statement regarding Electricity consumption during July-March FY2026.
A. It is 49,651 GWh.
B. It is 92,835 GWh.
C. It is 17,137 GWh.
D. It is 83,143 GWh.
Correct Answer: D
Electricity consumption stood at 83,143 GWh.