CM Sindh For Meeting Electricity Demand Along With Uplift Work

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd September, 2016) : Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that his government was giving special attention to the development of Karachi but this uplift without meeting energy demand of the city would make hardly any difference.

"Therefore K-Electric has to chalk out a detailed plan enhance its generation and improve its transmission and distribution systems." This he said while presiding over a meeting to review overall KE power generation capacity and its future endeavors to make this city once again the city of lights and to flourish its trade and industry to give a new boost to the national economy, said a statement.

The meeting was attended by CEO K-E Tayyab Tareen and others. The Sindh government was represented by Secretary Energy Agha Wasif, Principal Secretary Naveed Kamran Baloch and Secretary Finance Hassan Naqvi.

Briefing the CM Sindh, the CEO KE Tayyab Tareen said that at present there was a demand of 3056 MW against which 2635 MW were available in the system which shows a shortfall of 421 MW. The shortfall is covered through load management.

On this the CM Sindh said that he had received lot of complaints of load-shedding.

The CEO KE said that the areas where lot of kudas were fixed directly in the supply lines, power failure issues emerge there.

They put extra load on the system which not only damage the KE system but trips the feeders. "This is actually power failure not load-shedding," he said. He said that in most of the pockets of Korangi, Orangi, Landhi and Lines area have been made load-shedding free zone.

The reason is the residents pay their power bills, do not adopt kundas and cooperate with KE and they are getting smooth supply, he added. The CM Sindh urged the KE administration not only make arrangements to cover the shortfall gap but make future planning.

The Sindh government would extend them full support, he added. The CM Sindh was told that an investment of $1.6 billion has been planned to increase generation capacity by adding 1,983 MW through IPPs and 2300 MW from external power producers in the system.

The CM Sindh urged KE to improve further customer service and way out reduction in tarrif. However, he appreciate the efforts and hard work of the CEO and his team for better performance.