Data Governance Council Established as Power Division Introduces Data Governance Framework
Published October 04, 2026 | 03:50 PM
RAWALPINDI, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Oct, 2026) The Ministry of Energy’s Power Division has established a Power Sector Data Governance Council and introduced a sector-wide Data Governance Framework to ensure the quality, verification, exchange, and effective use of data for over 40 million electricity consumers.
The initiative aims to establish common standards and coordinated procedures for managing data across the power sector, supporting more reliable and integrated information for policymaking, planning, regulation, monitoring, and investment decisions.
Energy sector reforms expert and technology entrepreneur Talha Khalid stated that the initiative would help ensure the availability of reliable, timely, and integrated information, making decision-making in the power sector more effective. He emphasized that harmonizing data standards and definitions across institutions would improve information sharing, monitoring, and institutional coordination.
The framework will establish clear standards and responsibilities for the collection, verification, protection, exchange, and use of information. Khalid noted that reliable and integrated data is increasingly crucial with ongoing reforms and modernization of the power sector. Quality information plays a vital role in policymaking related to power generation, transmission, distribution, consumer services, and sectoral planning.
He suggested that digital technologies, such as smart meters, artificial intelligence, and automated reporting, could enhance data collection and analysis. Common standards and responsible information sharing could further benefit these advancements.
Khalid added that reliable data is essential as renewable energy, distributed power generation, battery storage, electric vehicles, demand management, and competitive electricity markets continue to develop. Uniform standards and stronger coordination among institutions are necessary for effective progress in these areas.
The framework treats power-sector data as a common sectoral resource. Continuous improvement in data quality, common definitions, responsible information sharing, protection of sensitive information, and development of digital skills will be essential for the successful implementation of the system.
Enhanced data governance can also support energy and economic planning in areas including tariff reforms, market development, industrial competitiveness, climate targets, and investment decisions. Khalid proposed that a broader data governance framework under the Pakistan Digital Authority could promote the use of standardized and integrated data across federal and provincial institutions.
He concluded that the power sector’s data governance initiatives are moving towards practical implementation while continuing to evolve.