Federal Minister for Water and Power, Syed Naveed Qamar has directed on Thursday to launch Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) (energy saver bulbs) distribution programme from April throughout the country, says a press release. He said while presiding over a meeting on distribution plan of CFLs. The Secretary Ministry of Water and Power, CEOs of the discos, Programme Co-ordinator, senior officials of the ministry and representatives of KESC participated.
The minister said the 30 million CFLs will be distributed free of cost to non-defaulters domestic consumers in a transparent manner under national energy efficiency programme with the financial co-operation of Asian Development Bank and AFD of France. He asked the Project Co-ordinator of NTDC that further delay will not be allowed in this very important energy conservation plan. He asked the Discos to devise a transparent distribution and monitoring mechanism. A proper awareness campaign and plan of distribution must be started for the consumers.-PR