{"id":87315,"date":"2026-09-18T10:42:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=87315"},"modified":"2026-09-19T12:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T12:02:19","slug":"pakistan-turkiye-discuss-disco-privatisation-expanded-energy-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/pakistan-turkiye-discuss-disco-privatisation-expanded-energy-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, T\u00fcrkiye discuss DISCO privatisation, expanded energy cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ambassador Irfan Neziroglu meets Energy Minister Awais Leghari; Turkish investors invited to explore opportunities in Pakistan\u2019s power sector<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> Ambassador of T\u00fcrkiye to Pakistan Dr. Irfan Neziroglu called on Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Friday and discussed ongoing reforms in Pakistan\u2019s power sector, progress on the privatisation of Distribution Companies (DISCOs) and opportunities for greater Turkish investment in the energy sector.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting also focused on strengthening institutional and technical cooperation between Pakistan and T\u00fcrkiye and expanding the participation of Turkish companies in Pakistan\u2019s power-sector development.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, the two sides reviewed measures completed by the government and progress made in the DISCOs privatisation process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pakistan, T\u00fcrkiye discuss DISCO privatisation, expanded energy cooperation\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FrlXhDPJe2g?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Minister Awais Leghari said the Power Division had completed the required policy, reform and institutional work for the privatisation of DISCOs, while the formal process was now being taken forward through the relevant forum and the Privatisation Commission.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He said the Government of Pakistan was pursuing comprehensive reforms aimed at improving the performance of the electricity distribution system, ensuring financial sustainability and better governance, and enhancing service delivery to consumers through effective private-sector participation.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Minister noted that Pakistan-T\u00fcrkiye cooperation in the energy sector was already built on strong foundations. Referring to three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed between key energy-sector institutions of Pakistan and T\u00fcrkiye during his visit to T\u00fcrkiye, he said the agreements had established a strong framework for institutional cooperation in electricity markets, transmission and distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Leghari welcomed the interest and participation of Turkish companies in the DISCOs privatisation process, saying their experience and expertise in the energy sector could contribute significantly to Pakistan\u2019s power-sector reforms.<\/p>\n<p>He said Pakistan greatly appreciated the continued interest of Turkish investors in the privatisation process and their engagement with relevant institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The minister emphasised that cooperation between Pakistan and T\u00fcrkiye in the energy sector was no longer limited to the exchange of experience and information but was progressing towards stronger institutional linkages, technical cooperation and new investment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>He invited Turkish investors to fully explore opportunities available in Pakistan\u2019s power sector and participate in the country\u2019s ongoing reform and investment initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87318\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/657027cd-693c-49c5-99db-e907b6f4d056.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/657027cd-693c-49c5-99db-e907b6f4d056.png 1536w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/657027cd-693c-49c5-99db-e907b6f4d056-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/657027cd-693c-49c5-99db-e907b6f4d056-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/657027cd-693c-49c5-99db-e907b6f4d056-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/657027cd-693c-49c5-99db-e907b6f4d056-630x420.png 630w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/657027cd-693c-49c5-99db-e907b6f4d056-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/657027cd-693c-49c5-99db-e907b6f4d056-696x464.png 696w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/657027cd-693c-49c5-99db-e907b6f4d056-1068x712.png 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ambassador Irfan Neziroglu appreciated the ongoing reforms in Pakistan\u2019s power sector and the measures being taken to promote private-sector participation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He said Turkish companies had a keen interest in investment opportunities in Pakistan\u2019s energy sector and added that the participation of Turkish investors in the DISCOs privatisation process would further strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador expressed his commitment to further promoting institutional cooperation between Pakistan and T\u00fcrkiye in the energy sector and strengthening engagement with relevant Turkish companies and institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to further strengthen engagement between the relevant institutions of Pakistan and T\u00fcrkiye to advance energy-sector reforms, investment, technical cooperation and private-sector participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambassador Irfan Neziroglu meets Energy Minister Awais Leghari; Turkish investors invited to explore opportunities in Pakistan\u2019s power sector ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of T\u00fcrkiye to Pakistan Dr. Irfan Neziroglu called on Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Friday and discussed ongoing reforms in Pakistan\u2019s power sector, progress on the privatisation of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":87316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87315"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87319,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87315\/revisions\/87319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}