ISLAMABAD: The existing power shortfall of 5,000MW to 6,000MW would be overcome by year 2017, a sub-committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Water and Power was told.
The committee, which met under the chairmanship of Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur, reviewed the performance of different distribution companies (DISCOs) of Sindh vis-a-vis incomplete schemes, initiated by the previous government.
Additional Secretary Ministry of Water and Power Umer Rasulin informed the committee that various power projects were under way and there would be no problem of generation by 2017-18.
The performance of all DISCOs was also being enhanced to cope with challenges of recoveries after surplus power generation by 2017 and early 2018.
Briefing the NA panel, the Chief Executive Officer Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) told that the company owed Rs400 million to Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) while even the police line was reportedly getting electricity through illegal connections (Kunda system).
The committee was further informed that zero load-shedding was observed on three feeders of Khairpur to enhance recoveries. However, the recoveries decreased further.
