LAHORE: Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Tuesday announced sweeping power sector reforms, including renegotiated contracts with independent power producers projected to save electricity consumers approximately Rs3.5 trillion over the next decade, while calling on media professionals to counter what he described as widespread misinformation distorting public understanding of the country’s energy challenges.
Speaking at a media training workshop co-hosted by the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Energy Institute and the Ministry of Energy, Leghari said “no new imported fuel-based Independent Power Producers would be approved going forward, and the government would migrate 10 million consumers to Advanced Metering Infrastructure this year as part of a broader transparency drive.”
The minister also moved to reassure the solar energy industry, stating that the government’s newly introduced solar policy would not hamper adoption, and that investment in battery storage systems remained a priority. Efforts were also under way, he added, to deliver cheaper daytime electricity to industrial and commercial users.
The workshop gathered journalists from print, broadcast, and digital outlets alongside media studies students for technical briefings on tariff structures, subsidies, circular debt, distributed solar, and ongoing market reforms. Experts from the National Grid Company, Power Planning and Monitoring Company, and the Independent System and Market Operator led sessions, with Energy Advisor Syed Faizan Ali outlining the government’s long-term policy roadmap for an affordable and sustainable power sector.
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