Directive to complete power projects before time

Minister of State for Power Ch Abid Sher Ali has directed the heads of power sector entities to complete their ongoing projects well before time. He was chairing a meeting on power system constraints held at WAPDA House Lahore on Friday. Deputy Managing Director NTDC, CEOs of all Distribution Companies (DISCOs), GM (R&CO) PEPCO and other senior officials of power division attended the meeting.
Highlighting the performance of present government in power sector, he lauded the unending efforts of all concerned quarters to overcome load shedding and mentioned that at present surplus electricity is available in the system. However, due to certain system constraints and line losses, load shedding is being observed at DISCOs level.
He affirmed that the present govt aims to shut down all expensive oil-based power plants to ensure availability of cheaper energy for consumers. He also apprised that the previous govt did not pay heed on rehabilitation and maintenance of old power plants which caused several system constraints inflicting heavy losses.
However, the govt has carried out and completed various projects during last four years. The minister said that the Ministry of Power identified system constraints and communicated targets to all the concerned departments to initiate up-gradation of transmission system on war footing. The Minister also directed to the officials of Power Division, PEPCO, NTDC and DISCOs to rigorously monitor the pace of developmental work and ensure timely completion of all ongoing projects.