By:Ch.Ahsan Premeestaff writer
ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE
ISLAMABAD : Federal Cabinet Wednesday decided to add 2200 MW electricity to the national grid system in one year to meet energy needs and provide relief to the people. Ministry of Water and Power has already added 310 MW through saving of line losses, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ms Sherry Rehman while addressing a press briefing on the decisions taken by Federal Cabinet which met here with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in the chair.
She said Prime Minister had outlined an action plan in his policy speech, whereby 2200 MW of additional electricity generation will be added in the national grid system.
Sherry Rehman said present government realizes that the people are suffering owing to load shedding, therefore, it is pursuing different means to meet the shortfall.
The Minister said the Cabinet deliberated upon the severe energy shortage and probed into the possibilities of various measures that could be adopted to conserve energy.
However, she said before any measures are adopted, all the stakeholders will be taken on board including the private sector and for this very purpose, a one point agenda meeting of the Cabinet will be held soon.
The special cabinet meeting will come up with a constructive policy for saving energy and power generation, Sherry Rehman said.
She informed that the Prime Minister said the conservation efforts need the support of all sections of the society - every family, every institution and every sector.
“All of us have to contribute our share in this national exercise, workers and the common man, all have to sacrifice a bit of their need and accordingly determine for themselves how to reduce the consumption of electricity, gas and fuel,” she added.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE
ISLAMABAD : Federal Cabinet Wednesday decided to add 2200 MW electricity to the national grid system in one year to meet energy needs and provide relief to the people. Ministry of Water and Power has already added 310 MW through saving of line losses, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ms Sherry Rehman while addressing a press briefing on the decisions taken by Federal Cabinet which met here with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in the chair.
She said Prime Minister had outlined an action plan in his policy speech, whereby 2200 MW of additional electricity generation will be added in the national grid system.
Sherry Rehman said present government realizes that the people are suffering owing to load shedding, therefore, it is pursuing different means to meet the shortfall.
The Minister said the Cabinet deliberated upon the severe energy shortage and probed into the possibilities of various measures that could be adopted to conserve energy.
However, she said before any measures are adopted, all the stakeholders will be taken on board including the private sector and for this very purpose, a one point agenda meeting of the Cabinet will be held soon.
The special cabinet meeting will come up with a constructive policy for saving energy and power generation, Sherry Rehman said.
She informed that the Prime Minister said the conservation efforts need the support of all sections of the society - every family, every institution and every sector.
“All of us have to contribute our share in this national exercise, workers and the common man, all have to sacrifice a bit of their need and accordingly determine for themselves how to reduce the consumption of electricity, gas and fuel,” she added.
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