Govt taking all possible measures to reduce power tariff: Awais Leghari

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said that incumbent government is taking all possible measures to reduce power tariff and protect consumer rights.

The discussion was being made with power plant companies for providing relief to consumers, he said while talking to a private television channel.

In reply to a question about power theft cases, he said that all public sector transformers would be controlled through remote devices and we hope, all such issues would be resolved with the passage of time.

The government has taken concrete measures in the power sector to boost investment and business activity in the country, he added.

In reply to a question about profit from power plants, he said all the power plants would have to revise their profit plan to benefit the consumers. Providing cheap electricity to the industrial sector was also the focus of the government, he stated.

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Addressing the Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Power Distribution Companies (Discos) via video link, he underscored the urgent need to address electricity theft.

During the event, the discussion primarily focused on combating electricity theft, which the Minister described as a form of economic terrorism severely impacting the country’s economy.