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Utilisation of funds: Panel seeks details on 200-unit subsidy

Published September 17, 2026 Updated September 17, 2026 02:47am

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By Wasim Iqbal

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ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly panel on Wednesday requested a detailed breakdown of the 200-unit subsidy, including how funds are utilised and who benefits. The committee also directed that electricity pricing, Independent Power Producer (IPP) agreements, and the current status of power sector negotiations be added to the agenda for its next meeting.

The Standing Committee on Power Division met here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Muhammad Idrees.

The committee discussed electricity tariffs, consumer complaints, billing issues and the subsidy available to consumers using up to 200 units of electricity. The Committee directed that detailed information regarding utilisation of the 200-unit subsidy and the consumers benefiting from it be furnished at its next meeting. It further directed that matters relating to IPP agreements, electricity pricing and the current status of negotiations be included in the agenda of the next meeting.

The Committee endorsed proposals regarding removal of the six-month limit for consumers availing the subsidy on consumption of up to 200 units, removal of electricity wires passing over residential houses, and provision of 50 kVA and 100 kVA transformers in constituencies to address electricity-related issues faced by the general public. The Committee also discussed battery storage systems and the development of virtual grid stations for meeting future household electricity requirements.

The Committee considered the matter of payment of compensation amounting to approximately Rs44.559 million to affected households in District Kolai Palas Kohistan and compensation for seven houses situated under/near the 132 kV transmission line between Tower Nos. 123–124 and 141–142 in Tehsil Pattan, District Lower Kohistan. The Committee noted that the affected houses existed prior to the earlier survey and that the compensation matter pertained to WAPDA (DASU). The Committee directed the Managing Director, National Grid Company of Pakistan Limited (NGC), to provide a legible copy of the complete relevant file and recommended that the matter be referred to the Water Resources Division for necessary action and payment to the affected persons.

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