Major initiatives taken to enhance power generation: Finance Minister

Major initiatives taken to enhance power generation: Finance Minister
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Summary Ishaq Dar said special attention is being paid to alternative sources of energy.

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday said the government has taken major initiatives to enhance power generation and improve the transmission system. 

Addressing a ceremony in connection with energy conservation in Islamabad, he regretted the energy sector was neglected in the past but the steps taken by the government will change the energy landscape of Pakistan in the next three years.

Ishaq Dar said special attention is being paid to alternative sources of energy including wind, solar and biomass. He said eight wind projects of four hundred and twenty nine megawatt are under construction while one thousand megawatt of solar project is being implemented in Bahawalpur.

 

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