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Summary Finance Ministry has paid Rs 7 billion dues which will help to add 2,000MW of electricity in system.
The meeting of National Assembly standing committee on finance held in Islamabad which was presided by Fozia Wahab.Secretary Finance, Wajid Rana, informed the committee that the total production of electricity will reach 11,500 today which will help in reducing the power crisis.The meeting was informed that a shortfall of 1,500 to 2,000MW in hydro generation was due to slow process of melting of snow on the mountains but the Finance ministry has provided Rs 7 billion for improvement in the power crisis.Answering a question, he said that Punjab is not victimized as there is six hour power shut down in Islamabad also.
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