Can Loadshedding End By 2010?
I have been hearing this claim for many months. While all these claims are being made the infrastructure is crumbling and 18 hour loadshedding continues. How can we believe such statements?
Minister for Water & Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has reiterated again here on Thursday that load shedding would be eliminated by the end of 2009 through the combined efforts of PPIB, Pepco and other private sector investors.
He was chairing the 82nd board meeting of the Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) and reviewed the progress of private sector power projects under various stages of construction.
The Minister stated that present government has been facing many challenges since its accession to power in March 2008. The minister said that efforts were being made to add the required number of megawatts by the end of this year and for this purpose several fast and medium track power projects were under process.
The meeting was briefed on the status of fast track and rental power projects. It was informed that all the projects being processed by PPIB would be operational at their scheduled time. It was noted that the failing to achieve targets would have a severe negative effects on the country’s economy resulting in non productivity and unemployment.
The meeting was attended by the Secretary Water and Power Shahid Rafi, Additional Secretary Ministry of Finance M. Razi Abbas, Additional Secretary Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources Muhammad Ejaz Chaudhary, Member Federal Board of Revenue Zafar ul Majeed, Chairman WAPDA Shakil Ahmad Durrani, and Managing Director PPIB Fayyaz Elahi, besides other senior government officials, and private members of the Board.
All I can say is that leave it to Allah, he will help us out, he always has and he will now too, we just need to be patient and Inshallah load shedding will end in Pakistan as well as the poverty and education crisis. For now I can only say trust Allah,he will help us.