He also asked to present a detailed report regarding closure of power sector companies and also a detailed report regarding cost of these power plants, year of installation and future strategy during the next meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power. Article continues after this advertisementHe added that rehabilitation of power plants should be made instead of stopping them from power production. He said that NEPRA is in favour of running only those power plants which produce power at cheap cost. He said furnace oil run IPPs are producing cheaper electricity than to the state-owned power plants while if state-owned power plants are closed then dependence on IPPs will be increased. He said power plants with 1796MW capacity might face permanent closure as performance of new power plants is mentionable against the poor performance of old power plants.

Source: Pakistan Today October 06, 2021 19:18 UTC