Summary Khoso also orders foolproof security for power installations.
Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Water and Power to take immediate measures to improve power situation and use all available resources to ensure power generation is optimized so that minimum load shedding is carried out in the country.
While chairing a high level meeting to review the power generation plants, Khoso said that all necessary measures should be taken to ensure the power installations‚ transmission lines and power installations are fully secured throughout the country. No installation should be left unattended and a security plan should be submitted spelling out detailed arrangements for their protection.
The Additional Secretary‚ Ministry of Water and Power Arshad Mirza informed the Prime Minister that the immediate cause of increase in load shedding was disruption of gas supply to Uch Power Plant because of sabotage.
The Prime Minister was told that load shedding in urban areas was 10-12 hours whereas in the rural and far flung areas it extended from 16 to 18 hours.
The Prime Minister expressed concern over the present situation and desired that there is a visible improvement in the situation which is possible through better management and resource mobilization.
The Prime Minister also directed that new gas reservoirs be identified for provision of supply of gas to Thermal Power Plants to improve generation‚ fuel mix and reduce cost of electricity.
