ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday said that on the orders of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Task Force on Implementation of Structural Reforms in Power Sector had been formed to review all the aspects for improvement in power sector.
Talking to media persons along Co-Chairman of the Task Force Muhammad Ali, the minister said that power sector was the backbone of any economy and the government was committed to reform the sector.
He added that since its inception, the government under the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had started work to bring structural reforms in the power sector.
Leghari said the Task Force would review in detail all issues pertaining to power sector reforms adding all the government institutions would coordinate to implement the reforms. “We have little time and it is imperative to provide dividend to the nation and the consumers,” he said.
Co-Chairman of the Task Force, Muhammad Ali Speaking on the occasion said that today was first meeting of the Task Force was held and in coming days, it would regularly meet on daily basis.
He said the Term of Reference (TORs) of the Task Force have already been devised, adding that the Task Force would also look into the issues of IPPs besides taking steps to bring down generation cost of the electricity.
