ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday expressed satisfaction over the functioning of the 720 MW Karot Hydroelectric Project and resolved to address the power generation crisis in the country by restoring all stalled power projects.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said that the Karot project was the first hydroelectric project set up under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
He expressed his gratitude to the Chinese government for its cooperation in the implementation of the project.
Later, presiding over a meeting to review measures to end the outage, he said ending loadshedding was the responsibility of the coalition government.
He said that the government was focusing on taking effective steps to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity to the people.
Mr Sharif said the government was aware of the problems faced by the people during high temperature, adding that every effort would be made to address the power shortage immediately.
The Prime Minister said that during the tenure of the previous government, there was power shortage due to lack of maintenance of power plants. He said that canceling the deal with Qatar for the supply of LNG was a big mistake committed by the previous government.
PM Sharif said that despite the commitment, China did not open a revolving account.
Published in Dawn, July 2, 2022