Pakistan, March 22 -- Pakistan is working on new electricity tariffs to attract crypto mining and blockchain data centres. The goal is to use the country's surplus electricity and reduce capacity payments without subsidies. Officials are in talks with international crypto firms to explore how they can tap into Pakistan's excess power capacity.

Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari and Bilal Bin Saqib, CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), are leading discussions. They are examining the feasibility of bringing global crypto operations to Pakistan, aiming to create mining and data infrastructure.

The Power Division has started consulting stakeholders to design a dedicated power tariff for industries like crypto mining. The plan is...