Power Division is making concerted efforts to reduce the price of electricity: Minister for Power Division

ISLAMABAD, July 11 (SABAH): Minister for Power Division has apprised the National Assembly Standing Committee on Energy (Power Division) that the Power Division is making concerted efforts to reduce the price of electricity by increasing Anti-Theft Campaigns and reducing line losses.

2nd meeting of the Standing Committee on Energy (Power Division) was held today at 11:00 a.m. in the Parliament House, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Muhammad Idrees, MNA.

Secretary, Ministry of Energy (Power Division) briefed the Committee on working and performance of the Ministry and its attached departments. The Secretary informed that the power division deals with the matters relating to development of power resources of the country, Electric Utilities, Liaison with International Engineering Organization in power Sector, Federal Agencies and Institutions for promotion of special studies in power sector etc. He further apprised that the Ministry has plans for Development of large scale ARE projects including hydro power projects, Local manufacturing of solar panels and Solarization of Agriculture Tube wells.

The Honourable Minister for Power Division has informed that the Power Division is making concerted efforts to reduce the price of electricity by increasing Anti-Theft Campaigns and reducing line losses. While discussing the matter raised by Mr. Muhammad Iqbal regarding the disconnection, overbilling and unannounced load shedding of electricity in erstwhile FATA, the Minister for Power Division apprised the Committee that subsidy of 65 billion rupees has been granted to the erstwhile FATA in the current budget. The Committee directed the Peshawar Electric Supply Company to give detailed briefing on the said matter in the next meeting of the Committee.

Besides Minister for Power Division, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari the meeting was attended by MNAs; Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, Raja Qamer ul Islam, Chaudhry Naseer Ahmed Abbas, Rana Muhammad Hayat Khan, Khurshid Ahmed Junejo, Syed Waseem Hussain,  Junaid Akbar, Malik Anwar Taj, Sher Ali Arbab, Haji Imtiaz  Ahmed Chaudhry and Ali Afzal Sahi. Muhammad Iqbal Khan, MNA/Mover was also present in the meeting. The senior officers from Ministry of Energy (Power Division) and its attached departments also attended the meeting.