Shaadi hall lights to shut at 9pm

LAHORE: A high level conference on resolving the power crisis was held for the second day on Tuesday, where it was decided that the government will enforce the closure of wedding halls at 9pm.

Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf chaired the meeting along with and chief ministers of all four provinces.

It was decided that all outstanding amounts from government institutions will be recovered to resolve the crisis. The idea of supplying equal amounts of energy and gas in every area of the country was discussed.

Participants were also informed of the possibility of getting electricity from Iran in 5 years time while rental power projects and saving schemes could save three thousand megawatts of energy.

It was proposed that CNG stations can be closed for 1 day a week to save gas that would be used in power plants.