Roshan Pakistan program will end energy crisis: Leghari

Islamabad: Federal Energy Minister Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari Thursday said that the Roshan Pakistan program will end the energy crisis.

While holding a press conference with Ali Pervez Malik in Islamabad, Federal Energy Minister Awais Laghari stated that the electricity demand was 25,820 megawatts across Pakistan last day i.e. May 29, of which 21,588 megawatts have been generated and supplied in our system. While 4,232 MW was not supplied and 4,232 MW was load shedding.

He added that this load shedding was done only on those feeders, where there are losses. From 20 percent to 100 percent where our losses are occurring, 4,232 megawatts of electricity was not provided there.

Awais Leghari further said that where the losses are less than 20 percent, unfortunately, the power was cut off for a few hours on these feeders. For example, there are 1,978 feeders in LESCO where the losses are less, but there was load shedding on 188 feeders, which is not acceptable.

The Federal Minister of Energy also stated: “If we start supplying this electricity to these areas, the losses will increase to such an extent that the Pakistani economy will be further destroyed. Until our distribution companies determine their direction and address these losses with the help of provincial governments, this load shedding will continue”.

He further added that more possible measures are being taken in the energy sector to eliminate load shedding. The Roshan Pakistan program will end the energy crisis, and the reforms in the energy sector are inevitable with the help of provincial governments.

The federal minister continued that we have contacted the provinces, and told them to set an example in preventing electricity theft. Let me give you an example of my area, a place in Deir Ghazi Khan has only three hours of electricity in 24 hours, it is very easy for me to provide full electricity there but we prefer principle over politics.