Pakistan

'Govt has added 2,000MW to national power grid'

Gilani says govt will devise a plan to tackle the power crisis within two months.

Express July 02, 2011

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that the government had added 2,000 megawatts to the national power grid and would devise a plan to tackle the power crisis within two months.

He stressed that all available gas and electricity resources will be tapped through implementation of short, medium and long term projects.

Gilani also said the country is facing power shortages due to wrong policies of the previous governments.

The government on Thursday decided to divert gas from CNG stations to industries and power generation companies though it deferred the decision to increase gas prices for domestic and industrial consumers.

The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet decided that petrol stations that sell compressed natural gas (CNG) to cars will see their gas supplies cut off for two days in Sindh and three days in Punjab. Sindh is constitutionally entitled to the right of first use on gas since it produces about 70% of the nation’s total production.

COMMENTS (16)

Rizwan Khan | 13 years ago | Reply @Alick: Can't agree more with you Alick .............. Please add, the underground coal gassification projects having lot of potential but lacking interest and funds from the government, even a pilot project requiring 7 - 8 million USD cannot be funded by this government which will actually give way to larger projects once commissioned succesfully.

Cautious | 13 years ago | Reply Must be located next to the infamous naval base the Chinese built.

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Iftikhar-ur-Rehman | 13 years ago | Reply I wonder which National Grid received that 2000 MW !!! TOTAL LIES!!!!

Alick | 13 years ago | Reply Today i sent a letter to Supreme Court for the cases under litigation of several Gas Processing Plants and other facilities where plants are not being installed due to corrupt Mafia. Current Gas Shortage is 580 MMSCFD Kunnar Pasakhi Gas Field: 300 MMSCFD UCH-II Gas Field: 220 MMSCFD Sinjhoro Gas Field: 30 MMSCFD Qadirpur Upgradation by Compression: 100 MMSCFD Makori Gas Field: 120 MMSCFD Daharki Gas Field: 30 MMSCFD Napsha Oil Field: 30 MMSCFD Zarghoun Gas Field: 30 MMSCFD i.e. 880 MMSCFD is already explored needs processing plants with thousands of barrels of oil is available. Why we are deprive of our own gas and want to install iran-pakistan gas pipeline or thinking about to import LNG or LPG.

patriotic | 13 years ago | Reply been more than 3 yrs and still blaming the previous govt.. mr gilani your govt doesnt even come close to the class of the previous govt where the common man was far happier... Democracy in PAK - Fail!

Faisal | 13 years ago | Reply @Eeman: Although it is too late to put the horse in front of cart but it is a good step for facilitating the industries and the domestic users.

Shamy | 13 years ago | Reply yea in about 2 months time....it will be moderate climate again...so wats the point...u shud have thought about this 2 months ago so that the hottest months June and July wud be easy for us....JOKE !

Ishrat Salim | 13 years ago | Reply We were a developing economy then...today after 3 years we are on the werge of a " failed country "...?? these guys are just trying to gain time left from their total term & then....RUN....this is the reason we hv not been able to sustain " democratic system " & people get dejected due to massive corruption that starts from the very first day these MPs take charge...?? they force people to think & compare with the dictatorial period....why does these politicians think in a positive manner & help people who voted for them.

Karim Alam | 13 years ago | Reply "............and would devise a plan to tackle the power crisis within two months." they are in the government for the last four years. they still require two months to tackle power crisis. Energy Crisis needs measures on war footing............and the level of their preparation is evident from the statement of WAPDA Chief

Hedgefunder | 13 years ago | Reply How??? Has the PM found some divine technology??? Let alone being able to provide anything to your people, but kindly refrain from testing their Intelligence !!!! The people are not that stupid, they have seen the "so called progress" you have made in order to enhance their lives over last three years!!!!! Sad fact is that there are no capable, dedicated, honest and sincere people to lead this country out of the mess created over last few years!!!

Pakistani in US | 13 years ago | Reply Serious deja vu.

Eeman | 13 years ago | Reply Diversion of CNG come when we were already screwed. Seriously, the world was laughing at us when we were running our vehicles on CNG and importing Urea from outside.

Chal Ghota | 13 years ago | Reply Hmmm 2000 MW to national grid congrats, by the way where this grid is?? must be located in between President and PM house :P

Zahid Qureshi | 13 years ago | Reply you need additional two months to devise a plan .........what on earth were you and your teams were doing for the last three years ?

Shubham Prakash Bihari | 13 years ago | Reply You need out-of-world technologies helping you in fighting your causes like medicals etc they shouldn't be used for bad purpose though. and it should be done fast.

usman | 13 years ago | Reply Yeah Mr.gillani we agree with you,would you like to tell us to which country your govt added 2000 Mw?

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