Power supply being restored in flood- ravaged Balochistan

QUETTA, Aug 29 (APP): Additional Federal Secretary for Energy Power Division and Managing Director Power Planning and Monitoring Shakeel Qadir Monday said that as per Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directives, uninterrupted power supply may be ensured to all flood-hit areas of Balochistan in the shortest possible time.
He expressed these views while presiding over a high-level meeting at the Quetta Electric Supply Company headquarters regarding the electricity situation in Balochistan province.
The meeting was attended by QESCO Chief Executive Officer Abdul Karim Jamali, National Transmission and Dispatch Company Deputy Managing Director Manzoor Ahmed, Chief Engineers QESCO and other concerned officers.
Addressing the meeting, Additional Federal Secretary for Energy Power Division and Managing Director Power Planning and Monitoring Shakeel Qadir said that in this hour of difficulty, giving relief to the consumers of all the affected districts was their first priority and in this regard, QESCO must restore electricity to all affected areas as soon as possible by using all available resources.
He said that the completion of the repair and rehabilitation of the fallen towers of the 132KV Sibi – Quetta and 220KV Dadu-Khuzdar transmission lines will provide relief to all the affected districts of the province.