Coal exceeds gas in Pakistan’s power mix for third month: NEPRA

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London—Pakistan’s coal share of the power generation mix has surpassed that of gas for three months in a row due to “rock bottom prices” and the commissioning of additional coal capacity in 2019, although market participants fear the lack of uncertainty in the market due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak could ruin the trend, sources said Thursday. Coal averaged 2.5 GW in Pakistan for January, rising 15% on the month and 28% on the year, while gas was 1.7 GW, up 0.4% on the month and down a huge 57% on the year, according to figures from National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA).