ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) approved the Restructuring Plan for Batch-I Discos (FESCO, GEPCO & IESCO), including carving out of Discos’ land assets to the Govt-owned Power Holding Company, as a holding company.
Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting of CCoP on Saturday. He directed expeditious implementation of the Plan, stressing that Govt’s privatisation initiative will help improve quality of service provided by Discos & reduce losses. The Plan will be implemented through a Scheme of Arrangement (SoA) to be filed with SECP.
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The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, Minister Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, Adviser to PM on Privatisation Muhammad Ali, MoS for Finance & Railways, SAPM Tariq Bajwa, Secretary Power, Secretary Privatisation Commission, Secretary Privatisation, Secretary Commerce, Secretary EAD, & senior officials from Ministry of Finance, FBR & other relevant departments.
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