Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi today chaired meeting of
Cabinet Committee on Energy at Prime Minister’s Office.
Minister for Power
Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, MOS for Petroleum Jam Kamal Khan, Secretaries
of concerned divisions, MD PSO and senior officials attended the meeting.
The meeting
discussed threadbare various policies including power co-generation by sugar
industry and the renewable energy policy 2006.
The meeting also
reviewed various power sector development projects which are being set up to
diversify the existing energy mix of the country including wind, solar and
hydel power projects.
It was decided to
introduce suitable amendments in the existing policy framework in order to
address various issues relating to power tariff.
The Minister for
Power would a hold press briefing tomorrow regarding
the policy decisions taken during the meeting today.
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