ISLAMABAD
Minister of State for Power Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali Thursday said the country had achieved the highest-ever power generation of 20,000 megawatts and 4,000 MW more would be added in the system during next three to four months.
“On Wednesday, we exceeded the 20,000 MW power generation figure for the first time and that day there was when electricity exceeded the demand,” he said while talking to journalists after attending a meeting of National Assembly Standing Committee on Energy here.
He said due to effective policies of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, power supply was improving day by day, adding, “3,000 MW to 4,000 MW more electricity will be added to the national system.”
The minister expressed confidence that power load shedding would end by November this year across the country, except the areas of high line-loses.
“Reducing the power load shedding duration from 18 hours a day to 2-3 hours especially in the months of August and September is the hallmark of PML-N government, which is not less than any miracle,” he said.
He said the PML-N government was fulfilling its commitments made to the public and it succeeded to overcome what he described ‘Jin’ of electricity load shedding.
Answering a question, Abid said industrial and power loom sectors were getting a smooth supply of electricity with zero load-shedding.
He said provincial governments had the responsibility to play their role in reducing power theft and line-loses in their respective provinces.
Commenting on electricity situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the minister said the government was setting up four to five grid stations in new localities of the province to remove the complaint of low voltage and ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity.
He said it took three to four years to acquire land in Chakdarra and Nowshera to set up grid stations, adding that now the land had been acquired and “we will do the two-year work in nine months.”
Abid said there were around 275 feeders in KPK where zero load shedding was being observed, while 120 feeders were facing 85 per cent to 90 per cent line losses.
He categorically said there would be no repair work in the areas of high line losses, urging the parliamentarians to play role in reducing the losses in their respective constituencies.
