January 26, 2021 KARACHI: Power generation went up 4.3 percent to 7,880GWh (10,591MW) during December 2020, compared with 7,557GWh (10,157MW) during December 2019, official data suggests on Monday. Coal-based generation contributed 29 percent in the overall generation; followed by hydel generation at 23 percent, gas at 16 percent, RLNG at 14 percent, nuclear at 9 percent, furnace oil at 4 percent, and wind-based generation contributing only 3 percent. During December 2020, fuel cost for power generation decreased 4.5 percent to Rs4.78/KWh, mainly due to the rise in hydel, coal, and nuclear-b...