While Chairing a meeting at Power Division today, Federal Minister for Energy ,Syed Ali Zafar constituted a committee to develop white paper on Power Sector. The Minister said that the crisis in Power sector had adversely affected every fabric of society.Although the caretaker set up is for the shorter period with limited mandate, he is committed to prepare some coherent and presentable guidelines for next government to streamline power sector, he added. The committee comprises of seven members representing both government and private sectors, he revealed. He further quoted that in this regard, the services of more financial and technical experts can also be obtained to make the report more comprehensive. Highlighting the role of committee, the Minister said that the committee shall critically examine the power sector and develop policy recommendations for improvement in a form of white paper. Working for this national cause, the committee would transparently identify issues related to generation, transmission, distribution, recovery, service delivery and line losses and would also suggest practical measures to improve this sector making it more stable and sustainable ,the Minister recommended. Finally, the Minister said that the report of Committee would be submitted to the cabinet and would be published subsequently. ***** ?
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