The Chief Executive of Gujranwala Electricity Power Company (Gepco), Muhammad Ashraf Zahid, has said that six power generation projects were being initiated for generating 1132 megawatt electricity in Gujranwala region.
Addressing members of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) here on Friday he said that Sahuwala power station (with oil) would generate 150 megawatt power; Eminabad Gulf rental power station (oil) 62 megawatt; Hub Power (oil) (an IPP) 225 megawatt; Tapal rental power house Kamoki (oil) 70 megawatt; Nandipur power station (genco) (oil/gas) 425 megawatt; and Gulistan energy GRW (oil) (IPP) would produce 200 megawatt electricity.
He said that Sahuwala power project and Eminabad Gulf power stations would be completed by December 2009, Hub Power--Narowal and Tapal--rental power would be accomplished by March 2010; and Nandipur and Gulistan power stations would be completed in March 2011 and June 2011 respectively.
He said that regular functioning of Sahiwal and Narowal power projects would help and would be much supportive in reducing the power crisis being faced by the industrial sector of this export-oriented city and hub of cottage industry.
The Gepco Chief Executive said: "We are making great efforts for providing better and improved electricity service to the consumers in Gujranwala division. We can get rid of electricity load shedding if we control our unneeded consumption and adopting some precautionary measures for saving electricity."
In his address of welcome, SCCI President Hassan Ali Bhatti said that unscheduled load shedding was creating adverse effect on industrial sector of Sialkot. He said that Sialkot is an export-oriented city and is producing exportable products, but electricity load shedding is hindering the continuity of productivity. As a result, the exporters community has been facing financial constraints, he added.
He urged the Gepco authorities that electricity load shedding duration should be curtailed to three hours from nine hours to protect the industrial sector of Sialkot. Bhatti said that load shedding scheduled should be revised and the new schedule should be prepared on the blueprint of Faisalabad to facilitate the business community of Sialkot.
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