Summary PM says people involved in power, gas theft will be brought to book.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Talking to senior journalists here on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said that electricity worth Rs 240 billion was being stolen and the corrupt officials in power distribution companies were party to it.
He said that in the new energy policy power tariff would not be increased for the consumers using up to 200 electricity units.
Nawaz said that prepaid electricity meters would be provided to the consumers whose electricity would be disconnected due to nonpayment.
He said that Thar Coal Project would take time to complete; adding Pak-Iran gas pipeline was still an option.
Nawaz said that the government would soon announce the security policy to tackle terrorism while option of anti-terrorism force was also under consideration.
He said that All Parties Conference would be called after Eid to form National Security Council.
Earlier, a meeting of the Council of Common Interest (CCI) was held in Islamabad with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in chair.
The meeting was attended by the provincial chief ministers and newly appointed members of the council.
The council constituted a committee comprising on all provinces to review the policy in the light of the constitution which will submit its report within a week.
Provincial chief ministers welcomed the new energy policy and suggested to defer its approval till the report of the committee.
A strategic plan was also discussed in the meeting to improve infrastructure, management and control power theft.
The new power policy is believed to be centered on generating cheap energy and decreasing dependence on expensive thermal fuel sources besides making power distribution and transmission system efficient and bring down line losses sharply.
