Energy Minister Awais Leghari stated on Friday that the government was evaluating the contracts of independent power producers (IPPs) as customers limit their electricity use to prevent excessive utility bills.
The NEPRA chairman informed the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, “A task force is thoroughly examining all aspects of these agreements and the NEPRA chairman has refused to add any further capacity as the demand is already low while capacity is excessive.”
The meeting at Parliament House was chaired by Senator Mohsin Aziz. Leghari stressed that the IPP contracts were “being scrutinised with great attention” and added that the government was also evaluating the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project. He cautioned against handling these contracts carelessly because interfering with them could result in a situation comparable to
