Promises of funds for power projects a ‘fairytale’: Attique

Author: NNI

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s announcement to inaugurate Chashma Power Plant–3 has received some criticism.

Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Secretary Attique complained about the lack of funds for the atomic energy based power projects.

A meeting of the National Assembly’s standing committee for planning and development was held on Tuesday.

Talking to the attendants of the meeting, the PAEC secretary complained that the government was not providing the necessary funds for the power projects, thus it was impossible for the projects to complete.

He also revealed that there was potential for producing 100,000 megawatts of electricity from water based projects in the country. The secretary said that the promise to provide funds for Karachi’s atomic power projects was a mere myth. He said that the projects were seeing delays because of the lack of funds.

According to WAPDA chairman, projects with the potential of producing 60,000 megawatts have been identified but only 7000 megawatts were currently being produced.

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