MUZAFFARGARH: Oil supply to power plants in the country has been increased to 25‚000 metric tonnes from 12‚000 metric tonnes to operate them at maximum capacity and no plant running on fuel is closed due to oil shortage, Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Monday.
Talking to newsmen along with Water & Power Minister Ch. Ahmad Mukhtar in Muzaffargarh‚ he said windstorm damaged 500KV and 220KV main electricity lines few days back in Muzaffargarh‚ causing loss of 1800MW. He said two lines have been restored which added 1100MW electricity to national grid. By Monday evening‚ 350MW Lal Peer plant will also be restored.
Kaira said the two 325MW each power plants of Chashma have also resumed production due to which generation capacity has improved and stabilized.
He said the government has initiated short, medium and long term measures in order to overcome electricity crisis in the country.
He asked Punjab Chief Minister to avoid politics on issue of load shedding and said under the 18th Constitution amendment‚ the provinces are empowered to generate electricity on their own.
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