Pakistan needs to change energy system Babar says 45-50% electricity globally is sold as commodity rather than monopoly service A REUTERS REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE KARACHI: Pakistan is almost half a century behind the world in transforming its energy sales from a state-controlled pricing mechanism to a market-based competitive pricing system, which is a must to make energy supply cheaper and affordable for the nation. Energy - power, oil, gas and coal - producers and importers will have to change their mindset. They have to forget the state guarantees for energy production and sales to the citizens. These remarks were made by Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Petroleum Nadeem Babar during a conference on Wednesday.