Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) government is committed to cope with energy crisis on top priority basis. Talking to media persons here on Sunday he said that we are mobilising all resources and channels for generating maximum energy and to get rid of loadshedding at earliest possible. The Minister revealed that 21,000 megawatts electricity would be added to national grid with the assistance of China and hopefully this task would be accomplished within next five to seven years. Apart from this 28,000MWs electricity would also be added in national grid with the support of Turkey, World Bank and European countries, he disclosed.
Khawaja Asif said we are already working on a strategy for overcoming the electricity loadshedding besides under the programme long, medium and short-term power generating plans would be undertaken for overcoming the energy crisis in the country and private sector would be encouraged under the programme.
Special attention will be focused on long-term projects for producing sufficient electricity for catering future needs of the country and these projects would be initiated with the assistance of donor agencies, he said. Apart from this he said several foreign countries have already showed keen interest in investing energy sector of Pakistan to benefit the people of the country.
Khawaja Asif said Pakistan is rich in natural resources which are feasible for initiating short and long term hydel power projects for power generation and hopefully work on these projects would be initiated in near future.
Khawaja Asif said attractive opportunities are available for the foreign investors in wind, solar and hydel power generating projects of Pakistan and we are also motivating the foreign investors to avail the bright opportunities in hydel and solar sectors adding that hopefully the foreign investors will avail this advantage.
Asif said the PML-N government was making adequate efforts for strengthening and stabilising the industrial sector because the industrial sector is backbone of the national economy as well as providing employment opportunities to thousands workers across the country.
Despite of cease-fire announcement the militants killed 13 people and term the incident inhuman act and naked aggression against mankind. The Minister was of the opinion that the militants are trying to sabotage the process of dialogues. The government will fulfil its responsibility to protect the life of innocent people and miscreants would be dealt with iron hand, Asif said.
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