Non-fixation of cost of electricity and non-communication of this price by the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) to the ministry of food security is causing delay in supply of wheat to Iran. Pakistan had already signed agreement for importing electricity from Iran in return for supply of 1,00,000 tons wheat. In the first phase, 30,000 tones wheat will be consigned to Iran. As per ministry of food security the wheat is kept ready for further supply to Iran. All the reservations voiced by Iran in this connection have been removed. The Iranian food inspector had visited Pakistan and checked the quality of wheat and given clearance chit. But the NTDC has yet to communicate the price of cost of electricity to the ministry of food security so that the cost of electricity and wheat could be determined. But supply of wheat to Iran has been delayed.
