Post graduation, my induction into the Corporate Finance & Planning division at UCH Power, Pakistan’s second largest independent power producer with a gross capacity of 586MW, allowed me to make the transition into the practical world. However, this in no way diminished my resolve to understand and evolve solutions for the problems plaguing my country. As a matter of fact, my move to UCH was a culmination of my desire to under the grass root reality of the key issues plaguing the most wrecked sector of the Pakistani economy; The Energy Sector. Electricity shortages have crippled the economy and have often led to violent protests in recent years. Thousands of industrial units have been forced to shut down operations thereby affecting industrial output and the livelihoods of thousands of families. Furthermore, the country’s primary reliance on imported oil for power generation makes it vulnerable to volatility in international prices. To make matters worse, the electricity supply gap is projected to increase in coming years thereby imposing the need for significant investments in the power sector on a priority basis.