Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar on Saturday said the government was focusing on power generation through coal in order to overcome the ongoing energy crisis in the country.
Briefing media after a meeting of special Committee of Council of Common Interests (CCI)‚ he said the government was making all out efforts to resolve the electricity crisis.
Commenting on the importance of power generation through coal‚ he said as many as eight major countries of the world were using coal to produce electricity.
The minister said the government would check electricity theft with the help of the media, adding that it was proposed in the meeting to establish separate police stations for apprehending electricity thieves.
Mukhtar said the meeting also discussed measures for recovery of electricity dues and payment of circular debt to power producing companies.
Talking about the complaints of Punjab over disparity in load shedding, the minister said it was an incorrect notion, as the reality was that the Punjab province utilized more electricity than the other, therefore, and it apparently had been facing more load shedding.
Government focusing on generating power through coal: Mukhtar
