By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division Omar Ayub said the government is working to enhance energy mix with the target to generate eighty percent of electricity through indigenous resources by 2030.
Addressing a seminar titled “Maritime Economy and its Linkage to National Security, organized by National Institute of Maritime Affairs, in Islamabad on Thursday, he said this energy mix will include sixty percent energy through clean and green resources, ten percent each from nuclear and Thar coal resources.
He said this will greatly help reduce import bill of the country.
Omar Ayub said the government has invested Rs47 billion on transmission and Rs74 billion on distribution system to make the power sector efficient and responsive.
The minister said the government is going to open the power sector by inviting private companies to purchase electricity directly from independent power producers to create a competitive environment.
