Power trade: Pakistan may import power from India

The Prime Minister has approved the summery for ‘approval of trade with India in electricity”, said the minister.

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power Khwaja Muhammad Asif said on Friday that the government was negotiating with India and Iran for importing electricity to meet the energy crisis. In a written reply submitted during Question Hour in the Senate, the minister said that some projects were under consideration including two projects for importing 1174 megawatts (MWs) from Iran and 1000 MWs of power from India. The minister stated that in April 2011, India proposed to sell electricity to Pakistan. “As a consequence the commerce secretary-level talks held between Pakistan and India on 27-28 April 2011 to undertake the assignment of import of electricity from India to Pakistan”. The statement added that a working group was constituted by the ministry of water and power government of Pakistan for a follow up of above commerce secretary talks. The Prime Minister of Pakistan has approved the summery for ‘approval of trade with India in electricity”, said the minister.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 24^th 2013.

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