PR No. 157 Islamabad: September 25, 2018

The Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet here at the Cabinet Division. On the proposal moved by the Ministry of Energy for the “Tariff Rationalization for Power Sector” ECC directed NEPRA and Power Division to prepare a comprehensive plan for improvement in service delivery in the power sector, reduction in transmission and distribution losses and maximizing recovery. The Committee also directed power Division to ensure that while preparing the plan for any increase in power tariff; it should be ensured that the poor and lower end consumers are not unnecessarily burdened. The consideration of Ministry of Power’s proposal regarding notification of NEPRA determined tariff was pended till finalization of the aforesaid plan. *****

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