President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervaz Ashraf Sunday chaired a meeting at Awian-e-Sadr to review latest energy situation in the country.
The meeting was attended, among others, by: Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, Minister for Water and Power, Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Sheikh, Secretary General M. Salman Faruqui, Advisor to PM on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain and Secretary to the President Malik Asif Hayat. Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari was also present during the meeting.
Ahmed Mukhtar briefed the meeting about the latest power situation in the country. He said that all high voltage power pylons in Muzzaffargarh have been re-erected and the power disrupted due to their damage has been added to the national grid. The minister said that the power situation was steadily improving and expressed the hope that with the rising water levels in reservoirs, the power generation situation would further improve.
Dr Asim Hussain briefed the meeting about the availability of gas and fuel for power generation. The President directed that he should regularly updated about the power situation, adding that there should be no slackness in this regard as the power issue has become the most critical issue.-PR
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