Summary Government has allocated the funds in billions to upgrade the gird stations, says Abid Sher Ali
FAISALABAD (Daily Dunya) – Minister of State for Power and Water Abid Sher Ali has said that the government is upgrading the grid stations on emergency basis; he was addressing a meeting at Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO)’s head office on Monday.
He said that the government has allocated billions of rupees to upgrade the gird stations. After that, FESCO will be able to produce 1700 to 1800 megawatt of electricity, said Abid Sher Ali. He said that new hirings are also in process in FESCO.
Abid said that they are doing their best to reduce the cases of electricity theft and they are providing new connections on merit. He also ordered FESCO to make special plans for summer and Ramazan month to reduce the duration of load shedding.
