ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed a special cabinet committee to be formed to develop a plan to stop power theft, line losses, and the solarization of tubewells.
The Power Division was also given a departmental action order by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday as a result of an inquiry report’s findings that “human and technical error” was to blame for the country’s power outage on January 23. The order was given by the prime minister as the cabinet meeting was hearing the inquiry report on the severe power outage. The nation is expecting strict action against those responsible for the incident that caused the country to experience a power outage for several hours, according to PM Sharif, who is presiding over the meeting.
It also said that the Kot Addu power plant had the facility of ‘black
start’, however due to expiry of the contract of the plant, it could
not be made operational. Black Start is the procedure to recover
from a total or partial shutdown of the transmission system which
has caused an extensive loss of supplies.
The prime minister ordered the authorities concerned to take
necessary steps to line the power system with Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).
The federal cabinet was proposed that a special police force be
deployed in areas with 60 percent and more line losses.
The prime minister directed to constitute a special cabinet
committee to finalize a strategy to end line losses, theft of
electricity and solarization of tube wells.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday extended
felicitations to Bola Ahmed Tinubu on winning the presidential
election of Nigeria.
"My felicitations to Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory in
Nigeria's presidential election," he said in a tweet.
The prime minister said that Pakistan and Nigeria had maintained
cordial ties that will see an upward momentum, particularly in
areas of defence, trade and economy.
"My best wishes to the President-elect," he said.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, 71, has earlier served as governor in Lagos
between 1999 and 2007, where he is credited with pioneering
reforms that led to the transformation of the state, now Nigeria's
economic hub.
