ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Engr Khurram Dastgir Khan held a meeting with Minister of Energy Sindh Imtiaz Sheikh here on Wednesday.

It was decided to create a working group between the Federal and Sindh Government to determine modalities of provincialization of HESCO and SEPCO. It was regretted in the meeting that the previous government did not even add one Megawatt of electricity in the system and pushed the country into this crisis.

The government has decided to shift imported coal based plant on Thar coal. Sindh Energy Minister assured full cooperation in Thar power generation. The Federal Minister for Power reiterated that Allah has blessed Pakistan with Thar coal and we must harness its potential. Reliance on imported fuel for power generation is not sustainable.

Further hybrid plants on wind power will also be added. Federal Secretary Power Rashid Langrial, CEO AEDB Shahjahan, Secretary Power Sindh, Member Thar Coal Energy Board were present in the meeting.