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