Rs. 3.27bn needed daily to overcome power shortfall: ministry

Rs. 3.27bn needed daily to overcome power shortfall: ministry
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Summary Zahid Khan demanded to suspend those responsible for misleading the committee.


ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The secretary of water and power ministry has said that approximately 3.27 billion rupees are required on daily basis to deal with the electricity deficit.

 

During the session of Senate standing committee on water and electricity, the senators protested against the prolonged hours of load shedding and hike in power tariff.

 

Senator Zahid Khan lamented that wrong load shedding schedule was provided, adding that 18 hours of unannounced power cuts are being carried out.

 

He demanded to suspend those responsible for misleading the committee.
 

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