ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed the confidence that reliance on costly fuel for power generation will be reduced a great deal by the end of the tenure of the present government.
He was chairing a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Energy in Islamabad on Tuesday.
The meeting reviewed all ongoing power projects that will add significant electricity to the national grid up to March 2018.
The Prime Minister said government’s holistic reforms in the energy sector and efforts for generating additional power through diversifying the energy mix will help in meeting the future energy requirements of the country.
He said that the present government has an unprecedented edge to execute power generation projects having capacity more than the power generation initiatives taken during the last twenty years.
The Prime Minister said that the focus of the government right from the first day was to resolve energy crisis in the country and adding sufficient energy to the national grid.
He said the government is determined to provide cheaper electricity to people. He expressed pleasure that the government was on track in its endeavours and load shedding will be a reference to history.
Nawaz Sharif said the government will keep on exploring new power generation projects on micro as well as mega level to ensure sustained and uninterrupted electricity for our future generations. This is a duty that previous government was unable to fulfil.