ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed the power and energy divisions to make special arrangements to ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity during the month of Ramzan, especially during the Sehr and Iftar timings. The prime minister directed the power division to have a special focus on introducing modern technology in the transmission and distribution sector so that these issues could be addressed. Moreover, while reviewing the challenges faced by the country’s power sector, especially the issue of circular debt, the prime minister was told that the circular debt has registered an increase of Rs450 billion rupees during the fiscal year 2017-18 alone. The premier was further informed that though the production of private power producing units generally faced a periodic decrease, the previous governments neglected this aspect. As a result, the incumbent government had to make payments to the power producers at a price higher than the original cost.

Source: Pakistan Today April 19, 2019 07:13 UTC