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 Ramazan especially during the Sehri and Iftar timings. The premier said the installation of expensive power producing units in the country on foreign loans while neglecting the transmission and distribution sector was a criminal mistake and the ones who did it are culprits. The prime minister directed the power division to have a special focus on introducing modern technology in the transmission and distribution sector so that problems of transmission and distribution system can be addressed. The prime minister was further informed that the reason behind this increase was the then government’s political decision under which the ministry was directed to continue the uninterrupted supply of electricity even to the areas with 100 per cent pilferage. 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.

Source: Pakistan Today April 19, 2019 06:11 UTC