Users of 200 electricity consumers units: power subsidy to cost exchequer Rs 140 billion

Subsidy to the electricity consumers using up to 200 units would cost the treasury Rs 140 billion in the current fiscal year against budgetary allocation of Rs 220 billion, claimed an official. The official further stated that failure to achieve full cost recovery, tariff rationalisation and…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/pakistan-news/users-of-200-electricity-consumers-units-power-subsidy-to-cost-exchequer-rs-140-billion/ Council of Common Interests (CCI), electricity consumers units, Fuel Price Adjustment (FPA), power subsidy

Power policy approved by Council of Common Interests (CCI),

CCI approves National Power Policy
ISLAMABAD, July 31 (APP): The Council of Common Interests (CCI) Wednesday approved the National Power Policy with consensus of all the provinces. Chairing a meeting of the CCI, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said it was the policy of his government to…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/national-news/power-policy-approved-by-council-of-common-interests-cci/ Council of Common Interests (CCI), Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Minister for Water and Power, Power policy approved

Energy policy include installation of pre-paid smart meters in a bid to control electricity theft: Prime Minister seeks to take people into confidence

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is going to take people into confidence about key decisions contained in the energy policy which include installation of pre-paid smart meters in a bid to control electricity theft.  that the Prime Minister would consume a considerable time of his first televised…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/pakistan-news/energy-policy-include-installation-of-pre-paid-smart-meters-in-a-bid-to-control-electricity-theft-prime-minister-seeks-to-take-people-into-confidence/ control electricity theft, Council of Common Interests (CCI), Energy Policy, pre-paid smart meters, smart meters

RI, fine proposed for power theft energy policy to be resubmitted to Council of Common Interests (CCI) on July 30 Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution

The government has proposed rigorous imprisonment and fine for electricity theft, tampering of meters and damaging or destroying the power transmission lines. The Ordinance was presented in the Council of Common Interests (CCI) in its last meeting but consensus could not be developed because of…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/pakistan-news/ri-fine-proposed-for-power-theft-energy-policy-to-be-resubmitted-to-council-of-common-interests-cci-on-july-30-regulation-of-generation-transmission-and-distribution/ Council of Common Interests (CCI), power theft energy policy, Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Government fails to push through poorly crafted energy policy: task force formed energy policy from the Council of Common Interests (CCI)

The government has been unable to push through the energy policy from the Council of Common Interests (CCI) after the provinces expressed their reservations and sought time to review the proposed amendments needed for the implementation of the policy, said sources privy to the meeting.
Sources…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/pakistan-news/government-fails-to-push-through-poorly-crafted-energy-policy-task-force-formed-energy-policy-from-the-council-of-common-interests-cci/ Council of Common Interests (CCI), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan energy policy

Rashidi, Yousuf, Baloch named Council of Common Interests (CCI) members Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development,

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has nominated Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Pir Syed Sadruddin Shah Rashidi, Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony, Sardar Muhammad Yousuf and Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions, Lieutenant…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/pakistan-news/rashidi-yousuf-baloch-named-council-of-common-interests-cci-members-federal-minister-for-overseas-pakistanis-and-human-resource-development/ Council of Common Interests (CCI), Federal Minister, Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, Human Resource Development, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Lieutenant General Abdul Qadir Baloch (Retd), States and Frontier Regions

Curbing gas, electricity theft: draft ordinances sent to CCI Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra)

To deal with the power and gas theft the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and Ministry of Water and Power have drafted ordinances and sent to the Council of Common Interests (CCI), which will meet here on Tuesday (today). According to reliable sources, the petroleum ministry has…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/oil-gas-energy/curbing-gas-electricity-theft-draft-ordinances-sent-to-cci-oil-and-gas-regulatory-authority-ogra/ Council of Common Interests (CCI), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Ministry of Water and Power, Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra)

Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to take up net hydel profit, energy crisis

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will take up the issues of net hydel profit, energy crisis and law and order situation in the province in the meeting of Council of Common Interests (CCI), which is scheduled for Tuesday (today) in Islamabad. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will preside over the…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/pakistan-news/council-of-common-interests-cci-meeting-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-government-to-take-up-net-hydel-profit-energy-crisis/ Council of Common Interests (CCI), energy crisis, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, KP government, order situation

Pakistan Power crisis: no solution in sight federal and provincial caretaker governments

The federal and provincial caretaker governments have been unable to find any solution to ease the power crisis in the country and the crisis is likely to persist till the next elected government takes over. Sources said the Ministry of Water and Power gave a brief presentation to the Prime…http://alternativeenergy.com.pk/national-news/pakistan-power-crisis-no-solution-in-sight-federal-and-provincial-caretaker-governments/ caretaker governments, Caretaker Minister, Council of Common Interests (CCI), federal and provincial, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Minister of Water and Power, no solution, Pakistan Power crisis