Ahmed  worked on the financial and economic aspects of the project. He performed financial analysis to assess value for money of past donor projects and conducted a study to determine financial and economic sustainability of demonstration projects. He also identified financial management issues throughout the supply chain, from operations up to sector governance, with a special focus on the gaps that present opportunities for corruption, and made recommendations to improve financial management. Mr. Malik prepared the Tariff and Subsidy Setting Mechanism, which ensured financial sustainability while also keeping in consideration social protection for poor customers. This study incorporated formulas for tariff and subsidy calculations, review mechanism, adjustment mechanism, and tariff reset periods or events. 