ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed authorities concerned to take timely and effective measures to improve power transmission and load management systems ahead of summer.

Chairing review meeting to discuss power transmission and load management, he asked relevant departments to formulate concrete and comprehensive plan before onset of summer.

 He instructed to ensure early finalisation of strategy for better power transmission and load management ahead of summer. Calling for minimum load shedding during Ramadhan, PM said it was pleasing that proportion of alternate energy and local fuels was increasing for power generation, reducing dependence on imported fuels and ultimately import bill.

Prime Minister who was given briefing on power generation and load management, called for urgent measures to fully operationalise Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Plant.

He instructed power and petroleum divisions and other relevant departments to improve cohesion and coordination for better power transmission and load management. During briefing, PM was told that effective measures were being taken to put minimum burden of load shedding on masses.

Ministers Ishaq Dar, Khurram Dastgir and Marriyum Aurangzeb, Special Assistant to PM Jahanzeb Khan and senior relevant officers attended meeting.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 22 2023

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