Several Power Plants To Be Operational Soon: Khurram

Sumaira FH Published May 30, 2017 | 05:10 PM

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th May, 2017 ) : Minister for Commerce Engineer Khurram Dastagir Khan has said that present government was working on several power plants which would be operational soon.

Talking to a private news channel, he said the Sahiwal coal plant, Port Qasim and other projects would bring improvement in the energy sector. He said that there were scheduled loadshedding across the country.

He said the demand for electricity had been increasing due to hot weather and despite there was no loadshedding was being carried out in the industrial sector. To a question, he said that several power projects including China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) were delayed due to the sit-ins and protest demonstrations held by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.

To another question regarding loadshedding, Khurram Dastagir said the government was making efforts to provide relief to the masses during the holy month of Ramazan.