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Pakistan's foreign direct investment fell 31 per cent to $1.409 billion in the first ten months of FY2026, with April recording a particularly weak $54 million net inflow. The power sector was the top destination for foreign capital at $785.6 million, outpacing all other industries despite ongoing tariff and capacity payment pressures.
Pakistan's power sector pulled in USD 785.6m in foreign direct investment during the first 10 months of FY26 — the largest sectoral inflow, even as overall FDI fell 31% year-on-year.
Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee has directed NEPRA to investigate Independent Power Producers over capacity payments, over-invoicing, and unjustified contractual extensions. The probe requires NEPRA to submit a detailed comparative report as parliamentarians grow increasingly concerned over the role of IPP costs in driving up electricity tariffs.
Altern Energy Limited has terminated several key agreements with the Government of Pakistan and CPPA-G, the state body responsible for bulk electricity procurement. The move adds to growing tensions between Pakistani authorities and independent power producers over capacity payments, circular debt, and ongoing contract renegotiations.
India has raised retail fuel prices for the first time in four years as global crude oil surges above $120 per barrel following Strait of Hormuz disruptions tied to the Iran conflict. Pakistan faces direct exposure through NEPRA fuel cost adjustments on electricity bills and rising LNG import costs.