The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has blamed the Water and Power Ministry and the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for the present power crisis, including the loadshedding, system losses and high tariffs. The ADB report apparently envisages a Central Power Purchasing Agent (CPPA) as the solution to all the ills of Pakistans power sector. The centrepiece of the introduction of a CPPA was the unbundling of WAPDA, itself formed along the lines of the USAs Tennessee Valley Authority, and handing over its many properties over to PEPCO. The ADB noted that certain problems faced by the power sector were not solved first, such as the Rs 250 billion in circular debt, and the systemic, structural and fiscal problems that led to that debt. The ADB report was another indictment of the government, though that would imply an acceptance of the ADB analysis of the power sector. However, ADB is very much an organ of the World Bank, and its criticisms of the power sector should be viewed from the perspective that Pakistan is approaching it for financing so that it can build the Bhasha Dam. This would imply that funding would only be made available if Pakistan carries out the recommended transformation. ADB also showed that its original recommendations were not based on the most expert advice. Recommendations that visits should not be put off because of security concerns, or that the experiences of one country should not be translated to another, imply criticism of how the ADB really works, and what are the true origins of the recommendations being pushed so hard. There has been little examination whether the ADB recommendations merely condemn government organs or whether they provide a solution for Pakistans power problems. If only the former, then the government itself must re-examine them. However, if they are correct, then the government must ensure their implementation, and help the country come out of the present crisis.