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ISLAMABAD: Because the nation grapples with electrical energy disaster, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the authorities involved to cope with the corrupt components within the energy distribution corporations (Discos) with in iron hand.
Presiding over a gathering held right here to overview issues of the Energy Division, the premier directed the federal minister for energy and energy division secretary to coordinate with the provinces with respect to halting electrical energy theft, efficiency of Discos and different issues of the sector.
Through the assembly, he expressed the federal government’s resolve to cease electrical energy theft, scale back line losses, and enhance energy distribution corporations throughout the county.
Lately, the prime minister mentioned, the federal government had appointed new board of chairmen and members in 5 Discos by a clear course of, hoping that these appointments would additional enhance the businesses’ efficiency.
“An entire-of-the-government strategy must be adopted to withstand energy theft throughout the nation,” PM Shehbaz mentioned.
He directed the provincial governments to keep up the variety of police power and tehsildars as per the Discos’ wants.
He directed the distribution corporations to make the kutchehri system simpler and result-oriented with respect to the general public complaints.
PM Shehbaz mentioned the assembly of the steering committee that was fashioned in reference to the shifting of agriculture tube wells to photo voltaic vitality in Balochistan, must be known as instantly.
The assembly was apprised that the usual working procedures (SOPs) relating to the switch of agricultural tube wells in Balochistan to photo voltaic vitality had been notified to the steering committee.
It was additional knowledgeable {that a} bundle was being ready relating to acknowledgement of officers who had proven good efficiency.
The assembly was attended by federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Financial Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Minister for Energy Awais Khan Leghari and different officers of the related ministries and divisions.
