By Anzal Amin
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Monday chaired a meeting of private sector working group formed to look into issues of energy sector to boost economic development.
During the meeting, recommendations were presented to the Prime Minister regarding reforms in the energy sector for economic progress.
The Prime Minister directed the Minister for Power Division to present recommendations in consultation with stakeholders to bring the electricity wheeling charges to an appropriate level.
He said a national programme for economic development will be prepared after the recommendations of various working groups formed in other sectors are completed.
“The government is fully focused on improving the electricity transmission system,” he added.
He said, “There is a strong effort to ensure that industries get electricity at regionally competitive rates.”
The Prime Minister praised the hard work and efforts of the energy committee formed under the chairmanship of Shahzad Saleem regarding consultation with the private sector.
Recommendations were presented in the meeting on tariff structure, difficulties in electricity transmission, appropriate rates and other issues related to the electricity sector.
Recommendations were also given to make the system of electricity transmission and voltage reliable.
Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadiq Malik, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik, Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Haroon Akhtar and relevant senior government officials attended the meeting.
