Cabinet Committee on Energy agrees on amendments related to power tariff

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy on Tuesday decided to introduce suitable amendments in the existing policy framework to address various issues relating to power tariff.

The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi here at the PM Office, reviewed various power sector development projects, being set up to diversify existing energy mix of the country including wind, solar and hydel power projects.

The meeting discussed threadbare various policies including power co-generation by the sugar industry and the renewable energy policy 2006. Power Minister Sardar Ahmed Khan Leghari, Petroleum Minister Jam Kamal Khan, secretaries of concerned divisions, PSO MD and senior officials attended the meeting, a statement from the PM Office said.

The Minister for Power would brief the press on Wednesday about the policy decisions agreed upon.