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Govt committed to extend relief to power consumers: Power Minister

Minister for Power Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday said the government is determined to bring about improvement in the power sector in order to extend maximum relief to the residential and industrial consumers.

Talking to a private television channel, he said steps have been taken to remove flaws in the power sector. He said the government is working on multiple strategies to expedite the privatization process.

The Minister said the Power Ministry is analyzing the actual generation of power plants and consumption of energy in summer and winter seasons.

In reply to a question, he said, the matters of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and capacity payment would be addressed soon.

Commenting on DISCOs, he said some companies are being privatized in the first phase while steps for rest of the DISCOs are to be taken in the second and third phases.

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