Govt accelerates power reforms, promotes solar storage

Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari said on Wednesday that the government is moving ahead with power sector reforms, including privatisation, aimed at better productivity and smaller losses. He made the remarks in an interview with a private TV network, according to Mettis Link News.

He reported headway in reworking agreements with Independent Power Producers, and said industrial power tariffs have been cut. Leghari also described solar power paired with battery storage as a priority, a step meant to reduce the need for pricey electricity at peak times.

He also said steps are underway against power theft and that measures have eased the tax load on ordinary citizens. Load shedding is being redirected to transformers instead of feeders, backed by heavy investment, so that outages are confined to areas with the highest theft while regular bill payers are spared.